"Brother Jiang, where have you been? Your company employees said you haven't been to work for the past two days. Are you sick?"
Lin Zeran got into the car, leaned forward with a concerned look on his face, and spoke almost into Shi Xi's ear.
"I'm not sick." Shi Xi paused for a moment, took a slight step back, glanced at him, smiled gently, and said, "I went out with friends."
Xiao Wanjun is a high-profile celebrity, and he would not rashly reveal their relationship to others without his consent.
He Xiangdi was the only exception; he was the head of Oriental Entertainment and also his longtime friend.
Tell him that it will be more helpful for Xiao Wanjun's future.
"Male or female? Why didn't Brother Jiang invite me when he went out to play?"
Lin Zeran frowned slightly, reached out a finger, and poked Shi Xi's shoulder with dissatisfaction. "I already told you I've been very free lately."
"Male."
Seeing how aggrieved he looked, Shi Xi casually comforted him, "Next time we go out, I'll definitely call you."
Upon hearing this, Lin Zeran's gaze lingered on Shi Xi's face for a few seconds, as if considering the credibility of her words, before he smiled and withdrew his finger. "Brother Jiang, you said it yourself, so you can't go back on your word."
"No." Shi Xi shook her head, reminding him, "Fasten your seatbelt."
Lin Zeran reached out and pulled the seatbelt above him, and it clicked shut.
The car drove out of the underground parking garage.
"What do you want to eat?" Shi Xi asked him.
"Hot pot, I've been craving this for so long," Lin Zeran said, swallowing hard. "Same as always, we'll order a half-and-half pot. I'll have the spicy broth, and you can have the tomato broth, Jiang Ge."
"Okay." Shi Xi nodded.
...
When Shi Xi went to park the car, Lin Zeran received a call from his agent.
"Little darling, where did you go halfway through the magazine shoot?!" Zhang Jiayi asked angrily, her frustration palpable even through the phone.
Lin Zeran clicked his tongue impatiently and replied nonchalantly, "I'm hungry, going to eat."
"What about here?" Zhang Jiayi was almost laughing in exasperation, wishing she could ride on her wheels of fire and drag him back right now.
The place is in complete chaos, yet he still has time to eat.
This guy must have been kicked in the head by a donkey!
"It's almost midnight, and everyone hasn't had dinner yet. Take them out to eat, I'll reimburse you." Lin Zeran noticed Shi Xi out of the corner of his eye, waved to him, and said, "Brother Jiang, I'm here!"
Then I hung up the phone decisively.
"Beep beep beep..."
At that moment, Zhang Jiayi on the other end of the phone emitted a sharp, explosive sound.
"Aaaaaah!!!"
No wonder this kid disappeared for no reason; it turns out he went to see Jiang Feng.
Zhang Jiayi sighed helplessly, clapped her hands, and called everyone to go for a late-night snack.
The hungry crowd cheered and laughed as they went out the door.
No one noticed anything was wrong at first.
...
"Brother Jiang, eat up! Why aren't you eating?"
Lin Zeran picked up a piece of tender and delicious mutton roll with his chopsticks, dipped it in the oil sauce, and put it in his mouth. He looked up and saw that Shi Xi hadn't touched her chopsticks, so he urged her to eat.
Shi Xi: "..." I want to eat spicy hot pot.
greedy.
My mouth is watering.
But according to his character setting, he can only eat tomato hot pot.
Noticing Shi Xi's gaze lingering on the bubbling red broth, Lin Zeran thought for a moment, then picked up a piece of crisp, chewy tripe and offered it to Shi Xi: "Brother Jiang, why don't you try some? The tripe in the spicy broth is delicious."
Shi Xi coughed slightly and reluctantly refused, saying, "No, I don't eat spicy food."
"Oh." Lin Zeran wasn't surprised. He smiled and withdrew his hand, muttering softly, "After all this time, Brother Jiang's taste hasn't changed."
She whispered, "Brother Jiang is so cute."
His voice was soft and low, and Shi Xi didn't hear it clearly, assuming that the other person was expressing regret for him.
After taking a couple of tasteless bites, Shi Xi put down her chopsticks, looked up at Lin Zheran, and asked, "Junior Lin, has anything interesting happened in the entertainment industry lately?"
Remembering that Xiao Wanjun's expression was a bit off yesterday, Shi Xi subtly inquired about it.
As someone in the same industry, Lin Zeran should know something.
"Something interesting..." Lin Zeran paused, the smile on his lips becoming more formulaic as he frowned in thought.
Ha, you want to ask if Xiao Wanjun has been in any trouble, right?
Such a big thing happened, and Xiao Wanjun kept it from you. Does he really consider you a friend?
Fine, since Xiao Wanjun wants to keep it a secret, I don't mind helping him out.
He should take responsibility for his own troubles and not drag his brother Jiang down with him.
He deliberately ate two bites of the meatballs slowly, then drank two sips of water, and only spoke slowly when he saw that Shi Xi was getting a little impatient—
"There really is."
Shi Xi's eyelids twitched.
No, bro, what's wrong with you?
According to the plot, you should say no, and then feel guilty for taking Xiao Wanjun's resources, thus secretly paying attention to Xiao Wanjun's situation.
Seeing Xiao Wanjun being ostracized and reduced to being ridiculed by third-rate celebrities, she felt sorry for him and couldn't help but speak up to defend him.
Why don't you play by the rules!
After a pause, Lin Zeran smiled and said:
"I heard that a family had a stray dog, which went mad and bit people, so the owner chased the dog out of the house."
Some dog lovers who know about this insist that the dog owner is abusing animals. Brother Jiang, wouldn't you say this is an amusing story?
Shi Xi: "...I guess so."
Shi Xi was puzzled.
Huh, is that true?
He was browsing Weibo too, how come I didn't see it?
Lin Zeran looked at Shi Xi, clearly dissatisfied with being called "Junior Lin," and said, "Brother Jiang, I'm all grown up now, please stop calling me Junior Lin."
"Then what do you want me to call you?" Shi Xi asked good-naturedly.
They're not on campus now, so it's really inappropriate to keep calling him Junior Lin.
Lin Zeran paused, her smile becoming more genuine, "...Just call me Ranran, like family, or Zeran is fine."
"Then I'll call you Zeran." Shi Xi chose a less intimate form of address.
He's not a member of the Lin family, so it's not appropriate for him to be called Ranran like the Lin family members.
Lin Zeran nodded in satisfaction.
After finishing his meal, Lin Zeran looked out the car window and waved goodbye to Shi Xi inside the car with a smile.
Shi Xi asked, "Are you sure you don't need me to take you?"
Lin Zeran did not drive.
\"Need not.\"
"Okay, go home early and be careful."
"Brother Jiang, you're the same."
Shi Xi nodded, closed the car window, stepped on the gas, leaving only the shadow of Lin Zeran's taillights.
Lin Zeran watched him leave, his expression changed, and he turned and walked towards the greenery in the shade.
He bent down slightly and looked into the green belt, where paparazzi were curled up in a ball, trying to stay still and hiding well.
He smiled and said, "I'm in a good mood right now, so... could you please hand over the photos you secretly took?"
The paparazzi, who had been beaten by him for years, trembled in fear: "..."
Grass.
This is unbelievable! How did he find out again this time?!
He hid so well this time, he even wore his best-kept ghillie suit.
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