Chapter 32
Su Xuan ran to the entrance of the coffee shop, then he remembered that there was Zong Ning behind him. He turned around and asked, "You really don't want to eat with us?"
Not far away, Zong Ning looked at Gu Shuo and noticed that the other party seemed to be looking at him calmly.
That look didn't seem like he knew him.
Is the feeling of familiarity an illusion?
Zong Ning thought for a while, shook his head at Su Xuan, and motioned him to go in and eat by himself. Then he took one last look at Gu Shuo and turned away.
Su Xuan regretfully walked into the coffee shop and sat down next to Gu Shuo. He asked excitedly and embarrassedly, "Why are you here today? Are you doing something nearby?"
Gu Shuo also shifted his gaze from Zong Ning's back and looked at Su Xuan.
He smiled and said, "I just happened to be passing by here and thought I might run into you, so I came in and sat down."
Before Su Xuan could even begin to feel overjoyed, Gu Shuo patted his head and said gently, "I'm leaving on a business trip soon. We might not see each other for half a month, so it's best to tell you in person."
Su Xuan was stunned.
On business trip?
Gu Shuo is going on a business trip?
Ah, so Gu Shuo's job requires traveling...
Su Xuan had been Gu Shuo's neighbor for two or three months. Even though they didn't meet every day, he would see the lights on the balcony next door almost every night. This was the first time that Gu Shuo had to be away for such a long time.
Su Xuan murmured, "Oh, so that's it."
The handsome young man who was full of energy just now suddenly drooped his shoulders and head, looking very dejected.
Gu Shuo's Adam's apple moved slightly, and he smiled helplessly. Just as he was about to speak, a voice suddenly rang out: "Gu Lanyu, are you gone?"
Gu Shuo paused and looked to the right.
Su Xuan was also confused and subconsciously turned his head towards the voice.
I saw a man standing there in a T-shirt and shorts, looking quite unruly. He was wearing sunglasses and a mask, so his face could not be seen clearly.
After he called out, he looked at Su Xuan again and asked doubtfully, "Your friend?"
Su Xuan reacted, turned around to look at Gu Shuo, and asked blankly: "What did he call you?"
What are you concerned about?
The man spoke quickly again and said casually, "Your friend wants to come with us?"
Su Xuan was stunned again before he realized - this was the person who was going on a business trip with Gu Shuo?
"No," Gu Shuo said to the man in a calm tone, "I just came to see you before leaving."
"Hmm?" The man looked at Su Xuan, then at Gu Shuo, and suddenly, his tone became playful: "Wait, is this your neighbor? I see. I was wondering why you asked me to meet you at a place like this... and even came to see you before leaving? Haha, haha..."
He smiled in a particularly frivolous way.
Su Xuan became alert instantly.
Seeing Su Xuan's expression, the man became even happier and said, "Okay, okay, okay, I'll let you guys chat properly and not disturb you."
As he said that, he turned around and was about to sit on the seat on the other side of Gu Shuo, but he heard Gu Shuo say lightly: "Don't sit here, go sit in the empty seat opposite."
The man was startled and turned his head to look at the "empty seat opposite"...
...Damn, looking around, there's only one empty seat diagonally across the room. Is he really going to have to go that far?! Damn! This guy really isn't just an ordinary friend!
The man was speechless, muttered "forgetting righteousness for the sake of beauty", turned around and walked away with a swagger.
When Su Xuan heard those four words, he was stunned, startled, his face flushed, and his eyes turned around shifty.
Gu Shuo also remained silent subtly.
Silence.
A very wonderful silence.
After the silence, Gu Shuo sighed and said helplessly, "He's my friend, and also a client. He happens to be someone in the entertainment industry. I have to go out with him for half a month. However, after half a month, our final destination will be the talent show training camp currently underway at A-Shi Media."
Su Xuan was just surprised that Gu Shuo's friend's work actually intersected with the entertainment industry, but when he heard the second half of the sentence, he perked up: "Half a month later? 'Love Strong' will have a performance in half a month, and I'll be there!"
Hearing this, Gu Shuo smiled and said, "Well, so - maybe we will meet there."
Su Xuan's eyes lit up.
So that's it! Gu Shuo and his friends will also be attending the performance in half a month!
Seeing Su Xuan's eyes light up again, Gu Shuo's smile became even gentler.
He raised his hand, gently brushed Su Xuan's ear, and said, "Although we won't be able to meet for half a month, we can always contact each other via WeChat. Anytime is fine."
Su Xuan's face turned red and his heart was beating fast.
He jokingly whispered, "Even in the middle of the night?"
"Well," Gu Shuo raised his lips, "If you send me a message in the middle of the night, I will reply to you in the middle of the night."
Su Xuan smiled, and suddenly remembered the worry he had felt when he looked at the light from the balcony next door. He said, "No, don't play with your phone at night. You still need to get a good rest at night, otherwise it's not good for your health!"
Gu Shuo couldn't help laughing, but replied immediately, "Okay."
Su Xuan found it amazing.
It was also at this moment that he suddenly realized that Gu Shuo always seemed to obey him in everything.
No matter what he asked for, no matter what he wanted to do, Gu Shuo would always agree to it.
Indeed, Gu Shuo is a gentle person, so this is the case.
But Su Xuan didn't know if it was because he was too self-aware or what...
He looked at Gu Shuo's attitude towards his friend just now, and it seemed that it was not the case.
I always feel that Gu Shuo only treats him like this...
This realization made Su Xuan's face slowly turn red. He swallowed, as if to confirm his thoughts, moved his lips, and said, "Gu Shuo."
Gu Shuo responded gently: "Hmm?"
Su Xuan whispered, "From now on, send a message at least once a day, okay?"
Gu Shuo smiled: "Okay."
Su Xuan: "It can't be at night. You must go to bed before midnight."
Gu Shuo: "Okay."
Su Xuan: "Will you tell me in advance before going on business trips in the future?"
Gu Shuo looked at him with a smile: "Yes."
Su Xuan...Su Xuan is flying!
His eyes sparkled and his chest fluttered with joy.
Gu Shuo really agreed to everything Su Xuan said. Su Xuan always felt as if he was being pampered by him. Along with the surprise, there was also a little secret expectation in his heart.
Today, Gu Shuo seemed to be deliberately trying to drive Su Xuanle crazy. He suddenly said, "You just asked me what he called me, right?"
Su Xuan came back to his senses and nodded quickly.
Gu Shuo explained earnestly, "Gu Lanyu, Lan means to be able to reach out and grasp, and Yu is the jade on the jade plate."
After a pause, he said softly, "Ah Xuan, did you know that in ancient times, men would be given courtesy names after the coming-of-age ceremony?"
Su Xuan said subconsciously: "Yeah, I know."
Gu Shuo looked at him and said, "Lanyu is my courtesy name."
Su Xuan was stunned.
Gu Lanyu, Lanyu...
He was surprised and said, "Ah, your family actually has such a custom?"
Family customs?
Gu Shuo laughed and raised his lips and said, "Well, I guess so."
His name was Gu Shuo, and his courtesy name was Lanyu. In fact, this was the only thing he clearly remembered after waking up in this era.
Su Xuan was surprised and thought to himself.
Embrace the jade, embrace the jade.
He murmured, "What a nice name! I like it!"
"Gu Lanyu, I like this name" -
The same brisk voice suddenly sounded in his mind. In an instant, Gu Shuo frowned painfully and froze.
However, amidst the instantaneous changes, his aura remained stable, so Su Xuan opposite him didn't notice anything and was still savoring the name.
Waiting quietly until the stiffness caused by the pain faded away, Gu Shuo looked at Su Xuan steadily, his soft eyes carefully describing every part of him.
——They really have known each other before, right?
It’s just that you forgot, and I forgot too.
Su Xuan lowered his head and savored it carefully. He couldn't help but sigh that Gu Shuo's parents were really cultured. This courtesy name had an ancient and elegant style, and it seemed particularly in line with Gu Shuo's gentlemanly temperament!
He suddenly raised his head and said excitedly, "Then I'll call you that from now on, right?"
Gu Shuo looked at him and smiled, "Of course you can call me that, but I would rather you call me by my name directly."
Su Xuan was stuck, wanting to ask why such a nice name wouldn't be a waste, when he heard Gu Shuo slowly say, "Because in ancient times, after someone had a courtesy name, only the closest relatives could call each other by their first name."
"So, Xuan, just call me by my name."
Su Xuan stopped.
He opened his mouth, and in an instant countless thoughts and emotions surged into his chest and mind.
For a moment, even my throat felt dry.
Only the closest people can call each other's names directly?
Su Xuan moved his lower lip and curled his fingers under the gaze of Gu Shuo's dark eyes.
A blush spread across his cheeks, and he called out very quietly, "...A-Ashuo?"
Gu Shuo smiled.
He came closer and whispered in Su Xuan's ear: "People around me call me Gu Shuo and Lan Yu, but only you can call me that, Xuan."
Only he can call him Ah Shuo.
…
Gu Shuo and his friend left.
Su Xuan sat there blankly, his face flushed and his heart almost beating out of his chest.
*
On the road, in a black SUV.
Yan Yue was acting as a driver with an expressionless face.
In the back seat, the man sat there nonchalantly saying, "Yan Yue, do you know what I just saw? This guy pushed me away and then flirted with that pretty girl! You don't know how many times he smiled. I've known him for two years, and he never smiled at me as much as he did today! And he whispered something in my ear, my God!"
Gu Shuo sat aside, closed his eyes and rested, then said lightly, "Pay attention to your address."
Man: "...I'm complimenting the person you like on her beauty! Little beauty! Isn't she a little beauty? Even this doesn't explain how possessive you are—"
The next second, his mouth was smothered by the spiritual power chain.
Man: “Wuwuwuwu——”
He pretended to struggle and was still playing around at first, but suddenly his face changed and his spiritual power began to surge out!
Yan Yue had originally automatically blocked out this guy's chatter—
The main reason for him and Gu Shuo's business trip was because of the task entrusted to the Monster Bureau by the guy in the back seat.
The big boss Gu Shuo kept muttering to the guy that it was a bad fate. He accidentally saved the other person's life, and then he was entangled by the other person and forced to become his "brother".
After that, whenever this guy needed help from the Monster Bureau, he would come and pester Gu Shuo to help him.
Gu Shuo seems indifferent, but surprisingly, he doesn't seem to really care about this rare friendship, so he finally takes on this trouble.
When the Monster Bureau goes on a mission, at least two people will go together.
Since the boss is on a business trip, he naturally cannot let ordinary employees accompany him, so Yan Yue has to go.
Recently, due to the frequent occurrence of "gourmet" cases in various places, especially in the neighboring city B, he has been working non-stop for nearly a month.
I'm actually quite lucky to be able to take a two-week break during this busy period, but I have to admit that the mumbling of this guy behind me is really a kind of devilish sound.
As soon as he felt the spiritual power released by the other party, Yan Yue tensed up and said, "Boss Gu."
The man in the back seat covered his chest and leaned heavily back in his chair, his teeth clenched and veins bulging on his forehead.
If there were other people in this car at this moment, they would definitely be horrified -
Because the well-proportioned muscles on the man's body are disappearing rapidly, his limbs and torso are becoming thin and slender.
Immediately afterwards, two plump lumps appeared on his chest, and the Adam's apple on his neck disappeared.
His facial features became rounder, his eyebrows and eyes became delicate and soft, his lips became rosy and shiny, and his hair instantly grew longer and scattered messily on his shoulders.
In the blink of an eye, the man turned into a woman!
Moreover, she looks exactly like the popular female idol Mu Wei!
She continued to twitch. Gu Shuo held her shoulders and injected spiritual power into her body. Soon, Mu Wei's twitching stopped...
She was sweating, her clothes were sticking to her body, she was panting and her face was pale.
After checking the rearview mirror to confirm that he had overcome this sudden change, Yan Yue said seriously, "You shouldn't take any work during this period."
The man just now, now the woman - that is Mu Wei. When she opens her mouth, she uses the sexy smoky voice that fans are most familiar with.
She rolled her eyes and said, "Then how should I tell my agent? Should I tell him that the idol you signed is a kind of monster called a lei? This kind of monster is hermaphroditic and can usually decide whether to transform into a female or male body. However, when it's irritable, it can't control itself and will randomly switch between male and female, twitching non-stop. It requires a professional to accompany it at all times and inject spiritual energy into it in order to calm down."
Yan Yue: "...Who told you to become a celebrity? Your physique isn't suited to being under the camera. If you get caught by paparazzi one day, you're done for."
Mu Wei immediately put his hands on his hips and said, "Being a star is my dream, isn't it?! Monsters don't have human rights?!"
Yan Yue argued: "Then you should at least find a trustworthy agent, so that he can help you cover up when your temper comes."
Mu Wei immediately retorted: "It's easy to say, but it's not easy to find such a person. Otherwise, why don't you be my agent?"
Yan Yue: “You——”
Gu Shuo withdrew his hand and calmly interrupted, "You two should share a room tonight as usual."
Mu Wei and Yan Yue: “…………”
Yan Yue said stiffly: "Boss Gu, she is a woman today, it is not convenient for me to live with her."
Mu Wei immediately showed displeasure on his face and sneered: "Why, are you still shy? You've seen my naked body when I was a man?"
"..." Yan Yue felt a headache and said, "You also know that you were a man at that time? How can this be compared with when you were a woman?!"
Mu Wei raised his eyebrows: "So, do you have any reaction when you see me as a woman?"
Yan Yue: "Mu Wei!"
Mu Wei's face turned cold, and he turned his head away and said, "Humph, you don't want to live with me, but I want to live with you! Don't forget, I am your mission client now, and you are responsible for my safety!"
Yan Yue: “…”
He was just accompanying the boss on his trip! He had no spiritual power, so what could he be responsible for?
Mu Wei glanced at the back of his head and lowered his eyes gloomily.
Gu Shuo looked at his phone calmly.
He knew very well why Mu Wei would pester him to take on his task every time this period came.
It was just for the person who accompanied him on the trip.
*
On the other hand, Su Xuan started a long-distance relationship with Gu Shuo, no, a long-distance "brotherhood".
They can only chat on WeChat every day, but even so, little flowers are floating around Su Xuan all day long.
While Dad was dating Yuan Que, he finally started talking about business seriously! He had grown up, and Su Xuan was very relieved!
Zong Ning lazily read the script every day, Qi Hanyu worked hard on his acting skills, Bi Fang prepared to watch Wen Yu perform live in half a month, and Xia Yan...
There's something wrong with Xia Yan!
Ever since watching the live broadcast of the first stage of "Love Strong", Su Xuan found that something was wrong with Xia Yan!
——Usually he would just lie there at the night snack stall with a look of despair and start letting customers stroke his fur. But recently, sometimes when he was lying there... he would suddenly burst into a meow rap, which scared the customers so much that they would exclaim "Holy shit!"
By the time Su Xuan really realized that something was wrong, the cat Xia Yan even stopped letting customers pet him. Every day at the night snack stall, he just acted as a fortune cat, just to show off and not to entertain customers!
When guests come, he meows politely.
If there are no guests, they will just be in a daze for a while, and then "meow, meow, meow," with a rhythmic ups and downs...
Su Xuan secretly thought that something was wrong and felt that he needed to talk to Xia Yan. However, the next day, Xia Yan took the initiative to find him and said solemnly, "Brother Su, I don't want to be an idol anymore. I want to be a rapper."
——Here it comes, the thing he fears the most has come! !
Su Xuan clutched his chest, fearing he might suffer a heart attack. He trembled as he looked at the quiet Xia Yan and asked, "...What?"
Xia Yan said seriously, "I think rap is very interesting. I don't want to be the rapper in idol shows. I want to be a serious rapper. I don't want to participate in talent shows anymore. I want to participate in 'Rap You're the Best'!"
When he said this, there was even light in his eyes.
Su Xuan's mouth twitched as he tried to struggle: "Ah, we don't have any connections with 'Rap You Are the Best'..."
Xia Yan pursed her lips and smiled: "I sent the audition recording file to the program team, and there should be a reply soon."
Su Xuan spat out a mouthful of blood.
Even this step has been taken unconsciously?
No, Xia Yan? Rapper? ? ?
It wasn't that Su Xuan wanted to discourage him, he just really felt that Xia Yan couldn't make money as a rapper. However, he couldn't help but support the child's dreams. Su Xuan could only say with tears in his eyes: "Ah, then, if he wasn't chosen..."
Xia Yan said dejectedly: "If I'm not chosen, then I will..."
Su Xuan looked expectant.
Xia Yan took a deep breath, gathered his courage, clenched his fist and said, "If I'm not selected, I'll keep working hard, spend a year preparing, and fight again next year!"
Su Xuan: "Puff——"
Blood spilled in the office.
So Zong Ning and Qi Hanyu both went straight for the path of being an actor, Xia Yan wanted to become a rapper, Bi Fang was an assistant and didn't want to enter the entertainment industry at all, and only Wen Yu actually became an idol!
This idol company of theirs is only in name only!!
But the problem is that, at the moment, it seems that only Zong Ning and Wen Yu can really make money!
Su Xuan's sense of crisis grew, and he felt that he had to start the trainee expansion plan.
While Zong Ning and Wen Yu have made their small company popular, they should quickly recruit people.
Of course, Su Xuan also has his own considerations as to whether to look for humans or monsters.
There was nothing the two teachers could do. Su Xuan knew very well how difficult it was to find an excellent monster teacher, so he turned his attention directly to the human group.
But it is not difficult to find monster trainees, there are so many beautiful little monsters.
And if they were little monsters, Su Xuan could continue to lure them with the spirit ball, making the little bees spin diligently...
Boss Su secretly planned something, so he sent the recruitment notice to the Monster Bureau by email, which is also responsible for the re-employment of laid-off monsters.
Unfortunately, it is definitely not possible to recruit people so quickly, so we still have to wait.
Then--
Half a month later, it was the day of Wenyu's performance.
Early in the morning, staff members gathered outside Building No. 3 of the "Idols' Counterattack" training camp.
Four hundred fans arrived one after another. Amidst the laughter and chatter, fans from different camps secretly exchanged glances with each other.
Su Xuan and Bifang were driving on the road. Su Xuan excitedly sent a WeChat message to Gu Shuo, while fantasizing about Wen Yu getting first place in the performance and making his debut in the center position.
Inside the training camp building, Yan Yue followed Mu Wei to the rest room. Gu Shuo fell behind, replying to Su Xuan's WeChat message with a smile on his face.
In another rest room, Fu Huanyu finished putting on makeup and closed her eyes to rest.
Backstage, over a hundred trainees took their seats. Wen Yu, the center of attention, remained calm and composed. Sensing an extremely strong, hostile gaze, she raised her eyes and raised her lips to Li Yunxiao. Li Yunxiao shuddered, quickly turned his head, and bit his lip.
…
On the other side of the city, at the Monster Affairs Bureau, a staff member received a call. After listening for a few words, his expression became serious: "Got it."
After hanging up the phone, he turned and walked to the director's office door, knocked on the door, and reported: "Director, news has come from City B that another 'gourmet' case occurred there five days ago. Two ferocious beasts escaped the scene, and they haven't caught them after five days. The beasts may have fled to our area. In addition, they have deduced based on clues that our City A should also have a group of 'gourmets' secretly involved with City B."
The pot-bellied director frowned and immediately stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go to the meeting."
…
Back to this side of the city.
In the rest room, Mu Wei had another attack. Gu Shuo injected a large amount of spiritual power into her in time to stop her spiritual power from being released, and at the same time allowed her to maintain her female body.
Mu Wei was panting and covered in cold sweat.
This situation has happened no less than several times in the past half month.
In fact, as long as Gu Shuo's spiritual power is there to calm him down, Mu Wei won't have any problems under the camera, but every attack will eventually lead to a lot of physical exhaustion.
To this day, even makeup can't hide the fatigue on her face.
But Yan Yue had already said enough, but Mu Wei was obviously a very stubborn person. He knew that it would be a waste of time if he continued.
So he just squatted down, looked at Mu Wei steadily, and asked: "Are you sure it's okay?"
Hearing his rare softened tone, Mu Wei raised his lips, smiled, and said in a hoarse voice: "It's okay, today should be the last day of the irritability period, just get through it."
Yan Yue sighed and stood up: "Okay, let's go."
It’s the last day, I can only pray that I can get through it peacefully.
…
There is a mountain not far from the studio. In the past, trainees were sometimes assigned the task of running up the mountain as physical training.
At this moment, two figures flew down the mountain quickly. When they were about to pass by the training camp, one of the figures suddenly stopped and sniffed the air.
Another figure also stopped and whispered, "What's wrong? What did your dog smell again?"
"Fragrance." The man - or rather, a monster, said so.
It had a fox-like body, nine tails dancing behind it, claws scratching impatiently in the dirt, and nine heads shaking. One of the heads suddenly stopped and stared straight at a building below: "There is a strong aroma of human flesh."
"A lot of humans?" His companion seemed to be moved when he heard this.
"There must be hundreds of them," the monster's nine heads stuck out their tongues and licked their lips in unison, their eyes gleaming with greed. "Hey, we've been chased for five days and five nights, and we can only catch a few rabbits and birds to eat. Aren't you hungry? I'm starving."
"I don't want to play with those people from the Monster Bureau anymore. It's rare to see so many people down there. Why don't we go downstairs and have a good meal?"
His companion swallowed, a vicious gleam flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly laughed softly.
"Too."
"I'm too lazy to run away. Let's see how many we can eat before those humans get here."
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