☆, Chapter 112 Living Together
"Where are we going?" When the car was about to reach the Bund, Wen Mianyu realized that this was not the way to take her home, and asked in surprise.
"Go to the beach." Lu Congxu answered while looking straight at the road ahead.
"Aren't you going back?" Wen Mianyu asked.
"Are you tired?" Lu Congxu turned his head and looked at her.
"Am I so weak in your eyes?" Wen Mianyu laughed and said, "I'm just surprised that you suddenly want to go to the beach."
"I want to take a walk on the beach." Lu Congxu said.
"Okay." Wen Mianyu rolled down the car window to let the night breeze in.
It had just rained a little at noon, and the air was fresh and humid, with the scent of earth and grass.
Lu Congxu turned off the air conditioner and opened the window on the other side. Fresh air circulated and it didn't feel stuffy at all.
It was almost midnight, but there were still many people at the beach. Many young couples were walking on the beach, and some of them hugged and kissed each other while walking.
Lu Congxu's identity was not suitable for gathering in a crowd, so he parked the car on the gravel road beside the beach. The dim light from the street lamps on both sides shone on the roof of the car, making the interior of the car look yellow.
The cold aura around Lu Congxu became gentle.
Wen Mianyu suddenly felt that she was enjoying the comfort of this moment. She moved the chair back a little and lay down comfortably.
"Why do you suddenly want to come here? Have you been too busy with work recently and haven't been out for a ride for a long time?" Wen Mianyu reached out and fiddled with the decorations hanging on the car.
Lu Congxu looked at her cat-like behavior, his eyes becoming more gentle. "I just feel that today's date was not very successful, and I want to make up for it."
“…” Wen Mianyu opened her mouth but couldn’t say anything.
"It's my first date and I don't have much experience. Now that I think about it, it would have been more appropriate to find a private room where we can be alone." Lu Congxu reflected seriously.
Wen Mianyu was amused by his serious look and said, "It's not unsuccessful. I think it was quite successful."
"How can it be considered a success if there is a light bulb?" Lu Congxu asked back.
"..." Wen Mianyu.
There is some truth to this.
"It's the first time, so it's normal that it's not perfect. I'll improve slowly. How about I arrange the itinerary next time?" Wen Mianyu recommended himself.
"Okay." Lu Congxu agreed.
The two looked at each other and smiled, both finding it a bit funny. They were clearly discussing the issue of dating seriously, but it sounded like an academic research.
The cell phone rang, Wen Mianyu sat up and took it to look.
Next to him, Lu Congxu's cell phone rang.
Wen Mianyu turned her head and looked at him, thinking that it couldn't be such a coincidence. As it turned out, it was such a coincidence. Lu Congxu scanned the message and handed the phone to her.
Wen Mianyu took it and took a look. It was similar to the news she had received - Xia Ning, her assistant who had worked with her for several years, suddenly became rich overnight, bought a room abroad, and was preparing to immigrate.
As early as when hiring private detectives, Wen Mianyu provided them with some ideas, including who the key suspects were and what directions could be investigated.
The detective agency she hired was quite capable and informed her of any disturbances, including Xia Ning's case.
Wen Mianyu had thought before that the people who could put the brakes on her might be her two assistants. If her guess was correct, the two must have been bribed.
Bribery requires money. No one will do things for free, let alone a responsibility like murder.
Therefore, the person who was bribed will definitely receive a huge sum of money after the incident.
Wen Mianyu asked the private detective to keep a close eye on the changes in the two assistants' accounts, but there was no news. Now there is finally news, but according to the information sent by the detective, there is no record of deposits in Xia Ning's account. This huge amount of money that appeared out of thin air should have been received through cash transactions.
Because the source of the money cannot be traced, no suspect has been identified for the time being. However, there is one thing that is strange: Wen Mianyu's younger brother Wen Run has been very close to Xia Ning recently.
The two seem to have developed into a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.
Wu Bang also provided this information on Lu Congxu's mobile phone, which was more detailed than the information on Wen Mianyu's mobile phone and included photos.
Wen Run and Xia Ning were seen entering and leaving a high-end hotel, hugging each other in the elevator, looking very intimate.
Wen Mianyu was speechless for a moment after looking at the photos.
Her original suspect was Wen Xueyao, and a series of events that followed pointed the finger at Wen Xueyao, even involving Ye Qianan.
But now, things have taken a turn for the worse, and Wen Run has become the most suspicious person.
"What do you think?" Lu Congxu took the phone back from her.
Wen Mianyu pondered for a moment and said, "The chain of evidence is clear and logical. Wen Run and Xia Ning colluded for my property. If Wen Run hadn't given up his inheritance rights, I would probably think he was the murderer."
But the fact is that Wen Run gave up his right to inherit the estate.
And until now, Wen Mianyu has not found out the reason why he gave up.
"Have you found out anything?" Wen Mianyu asked Lu Congxu.
There was a tacit understanding between the two of them, and Lu Congxu understood what she meant. "Wu Bang hasn't found anything either. I originally thought that Wen Xueyao had some leverage over Wen Run, or was threatening him with his personal safety, but based on the clues I've found, there's no such situation at the moment."
"That's strange." Wen Mianyu adjusted the back of her chair back to its original position. "Wen Run isn't someone who's afraid of trouble. He's unruly and doesn't have a good relationship with Wen Xueyao. There's no possibility of them joining forces. Ordinary things can't threaten him. I think it's strange that he could give up his inheritance rights."
And unlike Wen Xueyao, Wen Mianyu had a bad relationship with Wen Run during his lifetime, simply because Wen Run was difficult to discipline during his rebellious period.
Unlike Wen Xueyao, who is a scheming type, Wen Run is actually quite easy to see through.
"From the results point of view, he did not benefit at all after my death. Just based on the fact that he was close to Xia Ning, I don't think it means anything." Wen Mianyu concluded.
Lu Congxu felt uncomfortable when he heard her talk about death, as it reminded him of the chaos he had experienced after the car accident.
"You've been investigating this too?" Wen Mianyu suddenly realized, "You also think that the car accident wasn't an accident?"
"Yeah." Lu Congxu responded and changed the subject without leaving a trace. "Wu Bang and Wen Run are in the same circle and they used to have a good relationship. I will let him get close to Wen Run and test the waters first."
Wen Mianyu was thinking along the same lines and said, "This is the best way. Whoever gave Xia Ning the money waited until now because they must have been afraid of being discovered. They're so cautious. If we act now, we'll just alert them."
…
The two-day holiday passed quickly, and it was time to return to the crew to continue filming.
The film and television city in City A is built in the suburbs, covers a large area, and is a long way away, taking five hours to drive.
Lu Congxu did not bring the two assistants from last time this time, only Cheng An. Wen Mianyu was accompanied by Zhang Ye. The two assistants took turns driving, setting off in the early morning and arriving around noon.
This time, the crew rented a part of the filming area of the Republican-era buildings in the film and television city, and also rented two green screen studios. Director Lin came a day in advance and had almost arranged everything.
"We'll start shooting in the afternoon. Let's have lunch together later." Director Lin sat down on the sofa in the lounge with a storyboard book in his hand.
Chen Zui and Luo Zhifan came in the same car, an hour earlier than Lu Congxu and the others. Chen Zui had already played several rounds of games here.
But I kept losing, so I felt really bad.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Chenzui turned off the game.
"What about accommodation? How did the crew arrange it?" Compared to food, Chenzui was more concerned about accommodation.
Director Lin flipped through a page of storyboards. "We're staying in a hotel next to the film and television city. The environment is just average. The crew has limited funds, so forget about staying in a star-rated hotel. We still have more than a month to shoot."
Chenzui frowned.
He is a person who has very high requirements for housing, which is also related to the affluent living environment he has lived in since childhood.
When he was on the island before, he lived in an old house. Because of the idol filter and the fact that the old house was very clean and tidy, he lived quite comfortably.
Now he was asked to stay in a hotel, but he couldn't stand the dirty and messy environment and asked, "Can I find a place on my own?"
"Whatever, I won't interfere with that." Director Lin emphasized, "But the premise is that you can't live too far away and can't delay filming. Whether it's a night scene or something else, you can also go if other actors are there."
"Sure." Chen Zui didn't worry about that at all. "I'll buy a house across from the film and television city."
“…” Director Lin.
“…”Luo Zhifan.
They were both stunned by his wealth.
Wen Mianyu was not too surprised. Being intoxicated was a normal behavior of the rich second generation.
In fact, for someone like Chenzui who often comes to the film and television city to shoot movies, he should have bought a house nearby a long time ago. The reason why he hasn't bought one is probably because the accommodation arranged for him by the previous crew was very good.
"Who else?" Director Lin glanced at the crowd. "If anyone else has moved out, tell me now so I can reallocate the rooms."
"I'm moving out." Lu Congxu raised his hand and looked at Wen Mianyu while speaking. "I have an empty room across from the film and television city. Do you want to move there too?"
In front of everyone, he couldn't speak too directly, so he could only lie and say that he still had an empty house.
But Wen Mianyu knew clearly that Lu Congxu had only bought one apartment in the film and television city.
He was alone at the time, and transportation was not convenient near the film and television city. It would be useless to buy more houses, as this was not a good place for investment.
He was inviting himself to live with him.
Wen Mianyu was in a rather subtle mood and thought of two inappropriate words - cohabitation.
"You have so many empty rooms. Why don't the assistant director and I move in too? We can save some rent." Director Lin said.
Lu Congxu choked and said, "Just two."
"Two buildings are fine. You can't just buy a house of dozens of square meters. There are so many rooms. You can share them among us." Director Lin saw that he was reluctant and deliberately joked.
Lu Congxu said calmly, "I have a friend here who owns a hotel. If Director Lin is worried about the lack of rooms, I'll let him know and we can go to his place for free."
Director Lin was once again intimidated by his wealth and said helplessly, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. After teasing you for so long, I've discovered that I'm the only poor guy left."
"Director Lin, what you said makes me feel that I am not even worthy of being a pauper..." Luo Zhifan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"Just kidding." Director Lin laughed heartily. After he had enough, he turned to ask Wen Mianyu, "So Jasmine won't stay in the hotel anymore, right?"
"Yeah." Wen Mianyu nodded, feeling a little embarrassed, which was rare. Even though she knew that living together had nothing to do with cohabitation.
"Where is Zhifan?" Director Lin asked again.
"I……"
Luo Zhifan was about to speak when Chen Zui took over and said, "You can live with me."
"Ah?" Luo Zhifan was stunned.
"It's impossible for me to buy a house of only a few dozen square meters. There are so many rooms that I can't live in it all by myself. You can come and live with me." Chenzui explained perfectly, borrowing Director Lin's words.
"This... isn't too bad, right?" Luo Zhifan did not agree with great joy. In his value system, one should not accept rewards without doing anything. He could not take advantage of Chenzui unscrupulously.
"What's wrong with that?" Chen Zui said unkindly, "My room is empty anyway. If you don't stay there, it will be inconvenient to find you for a play. Do you think I'll have to look for you in the hotel every day? Then what difference does it make whether I buy this house or not? You still want me to accommodate you?"
Luo Zhifan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "It's my fault."
He is too poor.
He snorted in an intoxicated manner.
"So Zhifan isn't moving in anymore, right?" Director Lin decided. "That's perfect. Originally, there weren't enough rooms and we had to squeeze into one, but now there's so much free space, we don't have to squeeze anymore. You guys get ready, buy whatever you need, move whatever you need. Chenzui, how long will it take you to buy a house? Do you think I'd give you a day off this afternoon?"
"No need, my agent will do it for me." Chenzui said.
"Okay, that's settled then." Director Lin said.
Luo Zhifan didn't dare to ask Chenzui to accommodate him, so he naturally didn't dare to object, so the matter was settled.
…
In the afternoon, filming continued as usual.
While waiting in the middle of the show, Wen Mianyu heard the intoxicated assistant next to him tell him that the house had been bought.
"So soon?" Luo Zhifan was rehearsing lines with Shen Zui, and was even more excited than Shen Zui himself when he heard the news.
Chen Zui disagreed and said, "This is a normal speed."
Then he instructed his assistant, "Find the housekeeper to clean up the house, and then take all of Luo Zhifan and me's things over. Remember to check them carefully. You know I don't like messes."
"Don't worry, Brother Shen, I will definitely satisfy you." The assistant said flatteringly.
"I've packed up my side too." Lu Congxu walked over and sat next to Wen Mianyu.
Wen Mianyu retracted her gaze, looked at him and asked, "So soon? Are you looking for a housekeeper too?"
"Well, Cheng An supervised the cleaning. He is very careful in this regard." Lu Congxu said.
Zhang Ye brought two drinks over and placed them on the small table in front of them. "Brother Lu, Jasmine, have some water."
"What is this?" Wen Mianyu picked up the purple ice drink that looked like juice on the table and asked curiously.
This was different from the fruit and vegetable juice she usually drank. It looked more like the drinks sold in milk tea shops. It was a beautiful light purple color with a few round purple ice cubes in it, and there was something that looked like fruit pulp at the bottom of the cup.
Wen Mianyu took a sip and found it surprisingly delicious. The juice itself had a strong grape flavor and was particularly delicious when it was icy and cool. The pulp at the bottom of the cup tasted like grape pulp and had a particularly good texture.
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