Chapter 51 Chapter 51 You wear it, and I wear it too.
Cheng Yi was in a surprisingly good mood tonight.
I don’t know if it was because the barbecue was so delicious, or because beating up the hooligans was so satisfying, or maybe it was because his boss very rarely cooperated with him in his acting.
In short, Cheng Yi's mouth remained motionless all night.
After coming out of the barbecue restaurant, the two did not rush to take a taxi. This section of the road is along the river. Under the moonlight, the road surface is like a jade belt slowly spreading along the river bank. It is very suitable for a walk at night.
"In the future, when you go to the bathroom alone or to some remote places outside, it is best to wear a mask." Lu Yu said suddenly while walking.
"Huh?" Cheng Yi's reaction arc was a little slow before he realized that the other party was probably talking about the gangster he encountered tonight.
"It's okay, the probability is small." He waved his hand. "Even if he met a gangster, he didn't get any advantage, and I even cleaned his mouth with a plunger."
He couldn't help laughing when he thought about it now. He guessed that gangster would have to cover his mouth and run away when he saw a plunger in the future.
"Low-probability events are not impossible events," Lu Yu glanced at him and said softly, "Sometimes having a face that is too good is also a problem."
Cheng Yi: “!”
Wow! Is this a disguised way of praising his beauty? I didn’t add any sugar to the barbecue today, so why did my boss’s words become so sweet?
Cheng Yi felt so happy that it felt like his feet were stepping on springs. He wanted to jump up with every step and beat the rhythm to the joyful melody in his heart.
"By the way, Mr. Lu, did you take acting as a minor when you were in school?" Cheng Yi half-jokingly said to Lu Yu, "You are such a good actor. It would be a big loss to the film and television industry if you didn't act."
The intimate scene between the two of them just now flashed through Lu Yu's mind. He blinked his eyelashes for a moment, and then he spoke again after a while: "You think that was acting."
"Isn't it?" Cheng Yi blinked his big eyes, somewhat puzzled. If it's not acting, then what else could it be?
Lu Yu retracted his gaze and said nothing more. He lowered his head to look at his watch and said, "It's getting late. Let's go back."
"oh."
It was much easier to get a taxi at this time than before. Cheng Yi waved to stop one on the side of the road and got in with Lu Yu.
The air conditioning in the car was turned on very high, and he sneezed as soon as he sat in.
"Please turn up the air conditioner." Lu Yu ordered from the back seat of the car.
The driver was very cooperative and turned off the air vent that was blowing towards Cheng Yi.
Cheng Yi curled the corners of his mouth and gave his boss a five in his heart.
At this moment, Lu Yu's cell phone rang in the back seat, and Cheng Yi could vaguely hear that it was a woman's voice who was talking to her boss on the phone.
"Pregnant, you?" Lu Yu raised the last word slightly.
Cheng Yi pricked up his ears all of a sudden, and somehow his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
He leaned back as far as he could, against the back of his chair, trying to hear as much as possible of what his boss was saying on the phone.
However, it failed.
After a while, I heard my boss say, "I understand." Then he hung up the phone.
Cheng Yi turned his head and ate the melon in a second: "Who is it? Who is pregnant?"
It can’t be Lu Yu’s baby. Otherwise why call him.
"It's Secretary Liu." Lu Yu said.
Cheng Yi's heart, which had been inexplicably tense, suddenly calmed down.
Secretary Liu is Lu Yu's chief secretary. He is very capable at work and has a lot of experience. He is estimated to be almost 40 years old.
If she's pregnant, well, that's fine.
"The doctor told Secretary Liu that she needs to protect the fetus and she may not be able to work in the next few months. She called me to discuss taking a leave of absence without pay." Lu Yu said again.
"Oh, I see." Cheng Yi sighed softly, "It's really not easy for women in the workplace."
"I approve her to stay at home to take care of the baby, and her salary will be paid as usual." Lu Yu continued, "Notify the Human Resources Center tomorrow to recruit another secretary to temporarily replace Secretary Liu."
Cheng Yi sincerely admired Lu Yu as a good boss who cared about his employees, but at the same time he suddenly realized that Lu Yu might care about every employee equally.
It's not just him.
Secretary Liu is an example. So if someone else was blown by the cold wind just now, would Lu Yu also ask the driver to turn up the air conditioner?
Twenty minutes later, the taxi arrived at the hotel entrance. They got out of the car and entered the elevator.
"Mr. Lu, I just thought about it," Cheng Yi said, "I think there is no need to recruit anyone. I can take on the job of Secretary Liu."
"You?" Lu Yu was a little surprised.
His assistant usually doesn't even want to work overtime, so why is he suddenly so motivated?
"It's not easy to hold multiple positions," Lu Yu said.
Cheng Yi: "I know, so if you want to give me a raise, I won't work for nothing."
Lu Yu: “…”
Cheng Yi knew that the ending of their Cheng family in the original book was bankruptcy.
Although his firewall has been working diligently and continuously, if it fails to prevent any attacks in the end, he will be bankrupt...
Now it's a good job to earn a high salary.
"You have to think it through," Lu Yu's voice reached his ears again, "As a part-time secretary, you will probably have to work overtime until very late every night, and you may have to travel with me more often."
"I've thought it through clearly. I'm willing." Cheng Yi looked very positive.
He's been paid double the salary, so of course he has to work harder. He is not such a stupid person.
Lu Yu moved his gaze away from the young man's face and gently pulled his lower lip at an angle that he couldn't see.
Cheng Yi has changed a lot now. Although he said that he wanted a raise, in fact, it may not be just for a raise.
Probably because of him.
Because that person is him, it doesn't matter if he has to work overtime, go on business trips, and stick with his boss every day...
That should be it. Lu Yu thought to himself.
The elevator arrived and they both went back to their rooms.
Cheng Yi was just about to take a shower when the phone in his pocket rang.
It was his third sister Cheng Ranxing.
"Sister, what's wrong?" Cheng Yi answered the phone.
"Brother, do you still remember what I told you?" Cheng Ranxing said on the phone.
Cheng Yi paused and said, "I don't remember. How about you tell me more about it?"
"You and Lu Yu are on a business trip. Can you help me take a few photos of him?" Cheng Ranxing discussed with him on the phone.
Cheng Yi remembered and said cautiously: "What are you going to do by taking a picture of Lu Yu, to ward off evil spirits?"
"Exorcising evil spirits is secondary," Cheng Ranxing laughed. "I just posted a short essay, and some haters said I was maliciously hyping it up. There's no picture and no truth. So I need a few photos of him, and then use AI to synthesize some of the materials I want."
"...Sister," Cheng Yi understood what she wanted to do and felt a headache, "Why are you doing this? What's the point of saying black is white and saying something is real? Don't forget that you are a public figure."
There was silence on the phone.
Cheng Yi was still wondering whether Cheng Ranxing was angry when he heard a soft sob coming from the phone.
"Ugh, do you think I want this?"
"?"
"I'm telling you the truth, brother," Cheng Ranxing's voice was thick with nasal sounds, "I actually did have a past with Lu Yu, and I... really have feelings for him."
"Ah?!!!" Cheng Yi was terrified.
How can I believe this!
"This is my own secret, I haven't told anyone about it," Cheng Ranxing continued to sob, "Lu Yu and I went to the same junior high school abroad, and he was my sweetheart at that time. But I sent him a message and he didn't even reply. I am proud too, and I turned love into hate. Can you understand my painstaking efforts?"
Cheng Yi was completely dumbfounded.
"Sister, you were already in junior high school... you matured precociously."
Cheng Ranxing choked: "Is that the point?"
After saying that, she sobbed for a long time and said, "Just help your sister." She ended the call without waiting for Cheng Yi to speak.
Cheng Yi stood there blankly, holding his phone. It seemed as if a hundred crows flew overhead.
This is so shocking, his third sister actually went down the path of turning love into hate?
So does she love him now or not?
Things seemed to be taking a strange direction.
On the other side, Cheng Ranxing put down his phone, held the wine glass and sipped the red wine slowly.
Everyone else in the studio had gone off work, leaving only her and her agent.
"When did you have a past with Lu Yu and do you have feelings for him? How come I didn't know?" The agent was quite curious.
Cheng Ranxing snorted: "Do you think I'm the kind of person who would have a crush on a man?!"
broker:"……"
Agent: "Then I have to praise you. Your acting skills have improved again."
The play just now showed bitterness, forbearance, the pain of unrequited love and the madness of love turning into hate.
He almost believed it.
"But don't make such a fuss next time. Lu Yu is not someone you can easily mess with. It's just an endorsement, so if you don't want to sign, then don't sign." The agent analyzed rationally and educated seriously, "You wrote a short essay to insinuate him, which is very risky. If he ignores it, it will become a farce for you alone. You have a lot of haters, and they will definitely laugh at you even more. If he pays attention..."
"He won't pay attention, so I'm using this trick to mess with him," Cheng Ranxing sneered, "Three people make a tiger, and if a lie is repeated too many times, it becomes true. How many people in this world care about the truth? Most of them are just there to have fun, and even more often they just need an outlet to vent their emotions, and the name of this outlet is public opinion."
Cheng Yi lay in bed at night, thinking over and over again. He definitely couldn't take a picture of Lu Yu for Cheng Ranxing.
His third sister wants to use AI to synthesize new materials as evidence, but who knows what she will come up with.
He had used this trick before when he was dealing with Cheng Xiaoyong stealing the quotation. The AI boss was so awesome that he could generate whatever he wanted. So he generated a high-definition version of Lu Yu's eight-pack abs.
Lu Yu is a well-known figure in society. Once public opinion ferments, the consequences of being labeled a scumbag will be unimaginable. If Cheng Ranxing continues to commit suicide, he may end up like Cheng Laoer.
The next morning, Cheng Yi told Cheng Ranxing his idea as soon as he got up.
"Sister, that thing you mentioned yesterday won't work," he said on the phone, "Lu Yu has a very strong sense of perception. He could even notice me peeping at his chest muscles. Taking secret photos will definitely not work."
"And I think this is really bad. It's not worth it to hurt others and lose eight hundred of your own money."
Cheng Ranxing was furious: "After all this talk, you are here to persuade me to quit! No, your last name is Cheng, brother!"
"No matter what my last name is, I can only say that we can't beat Lu Yu," Cheng Yi said very seriously, "If we can't beat him, then don't do it. Isn't it better to just be content and do our best?"
“…”
Cheng Ranxing was so disappointed with his younger brother that he gave him a good lecture.
Cheng Yi listened to whatever the other party said, but when it came to doing it, there were only two words: No.
Finally, Cheng Ranxing couldn't stand it anymore: "Okay, okay, you are right, if you don't help me, forget it, I will find a paparazzi to take pictures for me."
Cheng Yi: “…”
*
Today is Chinese Valentine's Day. In the morning, Lu Yu took Cheng Yi to the project for a short meeting. They will have a holiday in the afternoon. Everyone has the same smile on their face, as if the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are about to have a date.
At noon, the two of them had a light lunch with the project team and walked out of the building at less than two o'clock.
"We have a day off this afternoon. Is there any place you want to go?" Lu Yu turned around and asked.
Cheng Yi: “Huh?”
Ask him? Does the boss want to celebrate Chinese Valentine's Day with him?
Is this possible? They are not lovers.
Cheng Yi had doubts in his mind, but he didn't dare to ask in person.
What if the boss is just tired from work and just wants to relax?
"Well, I don't have any particular ideas," he said honestly, "I'll go wherever you want to go, or we can just go back to the hotel and sleep."
Lu Yu: “…”
Lu Yu thought of something he shouldn't have thought of, swallowed his throat, ignored the ambiguity and said, "You spend such a good time sleeping? Can you sleep? I can't."
"This...I may not be able to fall asleep." Cheng Yi smiled.
S City is close to the river and the sea, and the environment is very fresh, but there are no particularly famous tourist attractions.
"Want to go to the beach?" Lu Yu asked Cheng Yi for advice.
Cheng Yi was stunned, and somehow his mind suddenly remembered the artificial respiration that had happened to them before.
"Well, let's forget about the beach," Cheng Yi didn't want to let the dead embarrassment attack him, "I checked the horoscope this morning, and it said that I have Mercury retrograde recently."
Lu Yu had never studied astrology, let alone Mercury retrograde, but when he observed the young man's expression, he seemed to see a hint of shyness.
Could it be because of the time they had kissed each other on the beach before...lip to lip?
Lu Yu wanted to laugh, but after thinking about it, he changed his suggestion: "Then let's go to the movies."
"Yeah, that's fine." Cheng Yi nodded.
Opposite their hotel is a commercial street, and there is a cinema in the big shopping mall.
After entering the cinema lobby, Lu Yu received a work call, so he asked Cheng Yi to choose a movie.
Cheng Yi took a look at the screening schedule. The majority of the screenings were for romantic films during the Chinese Valentine's Day, and the cinema was filled with a pink bubble atmosphere.
But it's weird to watch love scenes with your boss, we're not lovers, what if we see a blushing sex scene again, then...
"Have you made your choice?" Lu Yu returned to Cheng Yi after finishing the call.
"Okay," Cheng Yi pointed to the one with the least number of screenings, "Let's watch 'The Village Ghost Story', can you handle it?"
Lu Yu: “…”
The name sounds like a horror movie, which is totally incompatible with the festive atmosphere of Valentine's Day.
"Aren't you afraid of ghosts? Why do you suddenly want to watch a horror movie?" Lu Yu asked in confusion.
"Desensitization is necessary because of fear," Cheng Yi said seriously, "There is no construction without destruction. The more fearful you are, the more courageous you must be to face it."
Lu Yu: “…”
Lu Yu didn't want to watch a horror movie, but still obeyed Cheng Yi.
There are only two screenings of "The Village" today, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
The afternoon show is at 4:15, and there are still forty minutes before the screening begins.
Outside the cinema, there were pairs of young couples, some were flirting, some were feeding each other popcorn and ice cream, and some were even hugging and kissing.
Cheng Yi felt that he and Lu Yu were really out of place in this environment.
But then again, which subordinate would go to the movies with their boss on Valentine's Day?
"Uh, Mr. Lu, it's still early, why don't we go out for a walk?" Cheng Yi suggested, wanting to escape from this couple's place.
Lu Yu glanced at his watch and said, "Okay."
The two came out of the cinema and went to the commercial street.
The streets were full of vendors selling roses, chocolates, and stuffed bears, and there were more couples than in the cinemas.
Alas, Cheng Yi sighed softly. The air was filled with the sour smell of love, and he was actually a little moved.
Let him feel this "sour and smelly" taste someday. He had never stepped into the love field in his two lifetimes, and had never even touched where the door was.
He was just lamenting the loneliness of being single since birth when someone suddenly bumped into him.
Cheng Yi staggered, and the next second a pair of big hands supported him in time.
Lu Yu's palm was warm, rubbing against his wrist, bringing a very special and subtle touch. Cheng Yi tilted his head and met those dark eyes.
"Are you not hurt?" Lu Yu asked.
"No." Cheng Yi shook his head, turned his head and looked back to see who had just bumped into him.
As a result, I saw a young couple kissing while walking behind me.
Good job. He sighed and said, you were so busy kissing that you didn't even look at the road.
Just when they were about to complain, they suddenly shifted their sight and saw someone behind them, as if they were being followed.
The feeling of stealing is too strong. The moment he turned his head, the man quickly slipped behind a cotton candy stall.
Cheng Yi suddenly remembered that Cheng Ranxing said in the morning that he wanted to find a paparazzi to take some secret photos.
Depend on! This Cheng Laosan really does what he says and has such strong execution ability.
Cheng Yi was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he was afraid of hurting anyone by mistake, so he pretended to take a few steps forward, and when he reached the turning point in front, he suddenly turned back, and the other party "swooshed" and hid again.
Haha, your judgment is correct.
Cheng Yi was now basically certain that the person behind was most likely the paparazzi hired by Cheng Ranxing, and that the paparazzi was following them secretly just to take a sneak shot of Lu Yu.
A radar of level one alert rose above Cheng Yi's head. He didn't know how many photos the paparazzi had taken before, but even if there were any, they were probably photos of his back.
From now on he had to find a way to protect Lu Yu's face.
No matter it is a side face or a front face, as long as the arrangement is incomplete, AI cannot produce a cloned digital person. As long as there is no face, no matter how many back photos Cheng Ranxing takes, the lethality will not be very strong.
Cheng Yi made a decision and took action immediately.
There was a small toy shop on the right hand side. He saw the green fish head mask hanging at the door of the shop, took Lu Yu with him and walked over.
"Look, so cute~!" Cheng Yi stretched out his hand and took off the green fish-head hood.
Lu Yu glanced at the fish head cap, then at Cheng Yi: "Is your aesthetic so abstract? How can such a green fish head be so cute?"
“…”
Cheng Yi held the green thing in his hands and couldn't say anything.
He had only seen this kind of fish head mask on variety shows.
They are all used for pranks to create a funny effect.
"It's just... it's cute anyway." Cheng Yi insisted, "Today is a holiday, we should have some fun, Mr. Lu, buy one and wear it for fun."
Lu Yu: “…”
Lu Yu; “?”
For a moment he thought Cheng Yi might be possessed by the fish head.
He was asked to buy something that was so offensive at first glance and wear it for fun.
Still green...
"Why should I wear it?" Lu Yu pursed his lips.
Cheng Yi couldn't tell the truth, so he could only continue to be paranoid: "Because it's fun, because it's cute."
“…”
Lu Yu took a deep breath and was about to say something when he heard a young couple next to him choosing couple hats.
"This one, the pink one makes you look fairer, it suits you, I wear the black one, it looks cool and handsome."
Lu Yu looked at the hats in their hands. The couple's baseball caps looked very delicate. "Young couple, you pick one for me and I pick one for you." It looked very sweet.
At that moment Lu Yu understood.
Cheng Yi saw that the festive atmosphere of Valentine's Day was too strong, and couples were buying things and giving gifts to each other, so he also wanted to join in.
When he thought of this, his eyes towards Cheng Yi softened, but when he saw the green fish headband, he frowned slightly again.
The fish head headgear is really ugly. Not only is it ugly, it is also green. How can you just wear something green on your head?
The relationship will not be smooth.
"Come here." Lu Yu pulled Cheng Yi's hand, asked him to put down the fish head cover, and led him to the shelf where the young couple had just chosen hats.
The young couple had already chosen their hats and left with satisfaction. Lu Yu raised his hand and pointed, motioning Cheng Yi to look up.
The top row are all baseball caps for couples.
"If you really want to buy it, choose this style. You wear it, and I wear it too."
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