Chapter 111: Familiar Face Xu Qingye sat up...

Xu Qingye sat up and said "Hello", his voice was terribly hoarse.

"Tsk tsk tsk, what's wrong with your throat? Do you want me to give you some loquat paste?"

Shen Mu has been interning with Li Wei for a while. She recently had some free time and planned to treat Xu Qingye to a meal to express her gratitude. She originally wanted to go with her parents yesterday, but Li Wei's schedule was so busy that she simply couldn't spare the time.

"Forget about the loquat paste. Just give me some throat-opening sword. If you don't have anything important to do, hang up now. My throat hurts."

Xu Qingye picked up the cup beside the bed and drank some water. The water felt a little better when it went into his throat, but he still didn't have much desire to talk.

"I'm taking a day off today and I want to invite you to dinner. Please get up. I'll be downstairs at your house in a little while. I'm sure you haven't eaten yet. Please wait for me."

Shen Mu talked about an approximate time with Xu Qingye and hung up the phone without waiting for him to refuse.

Xu Qingye sighed, rolled around in bed a few more times before reluctantly getting up. He was a grumpy person when he woke up, and usually he would sleep until he was no longer grouchy before getting up, but today he could only vent a little.

It was the Spring Festival again, and the weather had turned cooler. Xu Qingye put on a woolen coat and went downstairs. Soon a flashy red Ferrari stopped in front of him. Xu Qingye bent down to take a look, and after making sure it was Shen Mu, he walked over and got into the car.

"Young lady, stop pretending, your luxury car has already come out."

Xu Qingye sat down and looked around curiously. He didn't know much about cars, and the car he was driving was a second-hand car he had bought before.

"When have I ever installed one? I just don't have the chance to drive it normally. If you like, come to my house and drive one. There are quite a few in the garage." Shen Mu was very generous. After all, they were all family, and he couldn't drive his own car casually.

"No, it's more convenient to take a taxi or subway. When I need to install it, I can just use Yihe. It's more cost-effective."

Xu Qingye shook his head. He didn't like driving and luxury cars had almost no appeal to him.

"How was your conversation with my parents yesterday? I don't think we had an argument."

Shen Mu started gossiping. A few days ago, her mother suddenly asked him for tickets for the preview, saying that she wanted to go visit Shen Que. Shen Mu guessed their thoughts at once, but he didn't know whether they were going to bless him or to break up the relationship.

"Did your brother have any disputes with his family because of me? I asked him and he was very vague. I think he probably didn't tell the truth, at least not the whole truth."

Xu Qingye looked at Shen Mu. There was something else behind her words. She was probably the only person who could tell him the truth now.

"I wasn't home at the time, but I did ask around. If you're curious, I can tell you, but you have to give me some benefits, after all, this is considered betrayal of my brother."

Shen Mu thought about it and did not refuse, but she didn't want to say it too bluntly. It was rare that there was something Xu Qingye was curious about, so she had to give herself some benefits.

"What do you want? I may not have as much money as you do, and I don't think I can give you anything else."

"I'll tell you when I think of it. I don't really want anything in particular right now."

Shen Mu thought for a moment, but had no answer. The car was fine in the parking lot. Shen Mu took Xu Qingye to a Cantonese restaurant. She was obviously a regular customer, and after a few instructions, the food was served quickly.

"Before the Chinese New Year last year, I went abroad to ski. Before I returned, I received a call from my mother. She cried and told me that my brother had a boyfriend."

"Wait, so you already knew it was me, and you called me to test me?"

Shen Mu had just said the first sentence when Xu Qingye interrupted her. He stared at Shen Mu for a long time. This man was not loyal at all.

Shen Mu was being stared at and glanced away, not wanting to answer at all.

"Forget it, just continue."

Xu Qingye was tired, so he took a sip of tea and continued to listen to Shen Mu.

"Our family is actually quite traditional. Although my parents are both college students and not so stubborn, they support the ideas of young people. When I said I was a DINK before, they said they fully supported my choice, whether I got married or had children. But despite saying so, they still hope that I can live a normal life. As for my brother, they definitely have higher expectations for him. It's not an exaggeration to say that my brother has been smart since he was a child, but his personality is also a bit weird. It's not that he has a bad temper, he just seems to have no interest in anything. My parents used to worry that his personality would not be popular with girls and that it would be difficult for him to find a partner, but as he grew up and his face became more handsome, my parents' worries disappeared completely. Even if he has a bad temper, girls will like him because of his face. But I didn't expect that he would rebel and enter the entertainment industry right after graduating from college, and then he had a boyfriend. In the eyes of my parents, it was like the sky had fallen."

Shen Mu paused as she spoke, because she was not there at the time and she heard a lot of the content from her mother.

As soon as Shen Que confessed, his father flew into a rage, thinking that he had been corrupted by the bad atmosphere in the entertainment industry, and asked him to quit the industry and go home immediately. When Shen Que repeatedly and earnestly explained his true feelings for Xu Qingye, the atmosphere at home became even more tense.

"My dad considers himself a scholar and never speaks loudly. My mom said that was the first time she saw my dad lose control. He smashed the cup on my brother and broke his head. My mom was scared, but my brother still stood there motionless, as if he was determined to persevere to the end."

As Shen Mu spoke, she carefully looked at Xu Qingye's expression. Sure enough, his face had turned ugly. She quickly served him a bowl of soup and passed it to him.

"Hey, it's nothing. My dad is a soft-hearted old man after all. He was so angry that he hurt my brother, and his temper immediately weakened. My mom couldn't bear it either, so she tacitly accepted the matter. They have probably been trying to digest it this year. From time to time, they even ask me about you. I only say good things about you."

Shen Mu was afraid that the atmosphere would be too awkward, so she quickly started to make jokes. It was too difficult for her to be caught in the middle.

"It was just a blow, that's all?"

"I don't know the details. My father always persuades people with reason, so he wouldn't resort to violence. He probably used a lot of threats, most likely not giving money, but my brother wasn't short of money either, so in the end the threats were futile."

Shen Mu summed up the matter. The key to Shen Que's ultimate success was that he was not too dependent on this family. He could live well without relying on this family, so he was so confident to put his cards on the table with his parents.

The worst outcome would be being kicked out of the house, with all the family property being inherited by her, Shen Mu.

"Hey, don't take it too seriously. My brother is just that kind of person. He will work hard for what he wants. If you are moved, just be nice to him."

"Am I not good enough to him? His waist is almost broken." Xu Qingye said stubbornly.

"Don't say that to a little girl like me! Eat your meal quickly."

Shen Mu glared at Xu Qingye. It was uncomfortable enough to hear him speak in a hoarse voice. There was no need to tell her all the restricted content.

After dinner, Shen Mu sent Xu Qingye back to the studio. She followed him out of curiosity and couldn't help laughing when she saw the huge poster of Shen Que in the hall.

The poster was recently changed to a character poster of "Breaking Dawn", and it looks very visually impactful.

"Your studio is so abstract, I can't handle it, it's so funny."

Shen Mu laughed while leaning on the table, and his laughter became even more exaggerated when he saw the human-shaped stand in Xu Qingye's office.

"As expected of Shen Que's number one fan, you are this."

Shen Mu gave Xu Qingye a thumbs up. She had the illusion that the entire studio revolved around Shen Que.

"Stop talking nonsense. If you really have nothing to do, just stay and let me edit the pictures. I still have a lot of pictures to edit." Xu Qingye's capitalist blood was awakened. Shen Mu's photo editing skills were good, so it would be nice to let her stay and do the work for a while.

"Sure, I haven't had time to make films recently, and my skills are getting rusty. Whose pictures are you retouching? My brother's?"

Shen Mu sat down next to Xu Qingye, and Xu Qingye handed her a laptop. There were a bunch of unretouched photos in the folder, most of which were of Shen Que, as well as some of other artists, and some gossips that were taken.

"There are a lot of new things. Can I take a look?"

Shen Mu's attention was immediately attracted by the folder named "melon". She picked up the mouse eagerly, but still asked a question out of politeness.

"Sure, they're all boring love stories, about breakups and relationships. They've basically been sold to their agencies and won't be published. Just don't spread them."

Xu Qingye glanced at the title of the folder and nodded.

Shen Mu ate melons passionately. She loved eating love melons. Looking at the people photographed in the photos, her expression was very wonderful. Some of the couples were really beyond her expectations.

"Isn't it very ugly that these two are fighting? Their fans have fought several times offline. They are suddenly in love. Why don't you expose it? It will definitely increase traffic if you expose it. Old enemies have become relatives. Fans of both sides don't know how to deal with it."

Shen Mu was looking at and commenting, completely forgetting about retouching the photos. She pulled Xu Qingye's sleeve and chatted with him. The office door was not closed, Lin Yang knocked on the door and walked in.

"Boss, I have finished revising the manuscript."

Lin Yang walked into the office and his eyes were immediately attracted by Shen Mu. Shen Mu had exquisite makeup and was wearing designer clothes from head to toe. At first glance, she looked like an exquisite young lady. She pulled Xu Qingye's sleeve and smiled brightly, and the relationship between the two seemed very close.

"Well, let me take a look. You sit for a moment."

Xu Qingye pointed to a chair beside him and asked Lin Yang to sit down. Shen Mu stopped smiling after Lin Yang came in. She sat quietly aside and continued to eat melon.

After Xu Qingye finished reading the manuscript, he looked up and was about to talk to Lin Yang, but saw that he was staring at Shen Mu, so he stretched out his hand and waved it in front of him.

"I'm sorry, I, I just thought she looked familiar."

Lin Yang came back to his senses and apologized quickly. He didn't realize that he was staring at the girl in a daze.

Shen Mu looked up at Lin Yang when she heard his voice. She didn't notice the look in Lin Yang's eyes just now. She mouthed to Xu Qingye, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay. He thinks you look familiar and is mesmerized by you."

"Hello, I'm Shen Que's sister. I look familiar to you, probably because you've seen too many posters of my brother. They all say that I look 70% like my brother."

Shen Mu greeted Lin Yang and smiled indifferently. If Shen Que dressed up as a woman, she would probably look like this. There are posters and billboards of Shen Que everywhere in the company. If you see them too much, you will probably get this effect.