Chapter 52 Chapter 52 Who Called Him Cheng Yi's Ex
Cheng Yi’s idea was not to put any emphasis on the “couple” style.
The first reaction that came to my mind was whether the hat could cover Lu Yu’s face.
The brim of the baseball cap that Lu Yu pointed to him was a little small. If the paparazzi was professional enough and found an angle to take a side profile shot, there was still a risk of being photographed.
Not safe.
Not as good as the fish head set.
But the problem arises again. After the test just now, he found that Lu Yu was really disgusted with the green fish headgear. From his eyes to his expression to his tone, it seemed as if every pore on his body was disgusted.
Alas, the image burden is still too heavy. Cheng Yi sighed. Even if he didn't like it, he couldn't force it. He glanced upwards and suddenly saw a big straw sun hat.
This hat has a large brim and is slightly curled downwards, so it can easily cover two-thirds of the side face.
With a substitute, Cheng Yi immediately took two steps forward and took off the big straw hat.
"A baseball cap has too few functions. How about this one?" He grabbed the big straw hat and shook it in his hand.
Lu Yu was pleased that Cheng Yi had such a strong desire to buy things for him, but he was somewhat dissatisfied with his aesthetic taste.
"You like it?"
"… Mainly because I think it suits you." Cheng Yi said seriously.
Lu Yu looked left and right, up and down, but couldn't see how this giant straw hat would suit him. "Doesn't this look like a watermelon seller?"
puff! Cheng Yi burst out laughing. An image of a melon farmer in a white vest, black cloth shoes, and a big straw hat appeared in his mind. The image was indeed somewhat different from Lu Yu's.
But he didn't dare to laugh carelessly, for fear that laughing would make Lu Yu's idol image worse.
"No," he said firmly, "Others look like melon farmers when they wear it, but you can wear it as a fashion item, and it can also protect you from the sun and UV rays."
When Lu Yu heard this, his mood brightened. So that's how it is.
The baseball cap looks good, but it is not practical. The straw hat looks abstract, but it can protect him from the sun.
Cheng Yi is thoughtful and genuinely cares about him.
"Okay," Lu Yu no longer worried about whether the hat was ugly or not. He couldn't let Cheng Yi down.
He put the straw hat on his head and looked at himself in the mirror. It seemed okay, not as abstract as he had imagined.
After putting it on himself, he raised his hand and took off another identical one and gently put it on Cheng Yi's head.
"Uh, should I wear it too..." Cheng Yi scratched his head. He actually felt that wearing a straw hat made him look like a melon farmer.
"You have to wear it," Lu Yu carefully helped him adjust the angle, "Wearing both will create a sense of atmosphere."
Cheng Yi: “……?”
After paying, the two men left the store, each wearing a big straw hat.
When Cheng Yi came out, he glanced around and saw the paparazzi who had been following them buying roasted sweet potatoes diagonally opposite.
His eyes drifted over and he saw two people in large straw hats moving. He could only see the brims of the hats but not the faces. The paparazzi was stunned for a moment and the roasted sweet potato in his hand fell to the ground with a "thump".
Haha, Cheng Yi was secretly delighted, shoot, I let you shoot again!
He held his head high and chest puffed out, gave the paparazzi an arrogant back, hummed a tune out of tune, and continued walking forward with Lu Yu.
The brim of the straw hat is really big, and if two people walk too close, they will bump into each other. Cheng Yi would turn his head to glance at his boss from time to time.
It’s pretty good, the face is basically covered, and only a sharp jawline can be seen. The two of them walked along the way wearing big straw hats, and people on the road kept looking back at them.
Cheng Yi was afraid that Lu Yu could not stand the public's eyes, so he specifically told him: "Go your own way and let others see. We must firmly believe that we are the most beautiful scenery on this road."
"Yeah," Lu Yu was very pleased with his words. His eyes were slightly bent under the brim of his hat. He was not afraid of worldly gazes and walked generously and openly in the sun. Of course, they were the most beautiful scenery.
Lu Yu walked into the cinema wearing a straw hat and had no intention of taking it off.
Their movie was about to start in ten minutes. The two went to check their tickets. The staff looked at them strangely - or rather, at the huge straw hats on their heads.
Lu Yu noticed the other party's gaze and said calmly: "Is there a problem?"
"...No," the staff member immediately looked away, "Please come in, Hall 3, go inside."
Cheng Yi clapped silently in his heart, cheering for Lu Yu. The Straw Hat Project was a great success, and he would not be afraid of being photographed when he entered the screening room.
"Mr. Lu, you can take off your hat when you watch the movie later," he reminded, "otherwise it might block the audience in the back row."
Lu Yu turned to look at him and waved his hand nonchalantly: "There are only two of us watching the horror movie today, so you don't have to take it off."
This is the first time Cheng Yi gave him a gift on Valentine's Day. It is very commemorative, so he must wear it for a while to let the other person know his thoughtfulness.
As the movie began, the unique terrifying sound effects of horror movies filled the empty theater.
Cheng Yi's fingers involuntarily clasped the seat tightly, and his breathing became a little unstable.
Although he had chosen this film himself, in fact, he was scared to death.
The film roughly tells the bizarre story of an expedition team exploring a century-old deserted village, and the strange stories of the team members dying one after another in mysterious circumstances.
Whenever the tense part came and some members of the expedition team had a hideous look on their faces, Cheng Yi would cover his eyes with his hands and subconsciously move closer to the man next to him.
Just like weak animal cubs instinctively seek protection from strong mothers and fathers.
The brims of their straw hats collided with each other. Lu Yu hesitated for half a second and finally decided to take off both his hat and Cheng Yi's and put them on the seat next to him.
The plot of the movie was thrilling and the horror atmosphere was rendered quite realistically. Cheng Yi was completely unaware that half of his body was pressed tightly against Lu Yu, with one hand still clutching the man's sleeve.
Lu Yu could feel the small stove next to him. Even through the fabric of his shirt, the temperature did not decrease at all. The breath on his neck was even hotter and slightly itchy, making his mouth dry.
A bottle of ice water was quickly finished. I should buy a few more bottles, Lu Yu thought.
He didn't watch even a minute of the movie, his entire attention was on the "pendant" on his body.
The movie was reaching its climax when suddenly, an unexpected and terrifying sound effect exploded in the theater. Cheng Yi was so scared that his heart rate soared to over 180 and he almost jumped out of his chair.
In extreme fear, he grabbed Lu Yu's thigh, using the strong and tight muscles as a stress-relieving ball, tightening and releasing them again as his emotions rose and fell.
“…………”
Lu's breathing became disordered after the decompression ball was caught by him, and his nerves jumped violently as if he was shocked by electricity.
He didn't mind being Cheng Yi's decompression tool, but using such a sensitive part to decompress could be really dangerous.
Lu Yu suppressed his heartbeat and pursed his lips. He reached out and took Cheng Yi's hand off his leg, and used his palm as a substitute.
The young man's hands were relatively small, and perhaps because he was too nervous watching the movie, his palms were damp and hot.
Lu Yu put his palm against his, fingers interlocked, as close as possible, to make the other person feel fully safe and drive away the fear.
The two held hands until the end of the movie.
The ending song sounded and the cast list began to float up line by line. Cheng Yi then realized that he was actually holding hands with his boss.
That's so offensive... He was talking about himself.
I shouldn't have tried horror movies. I'm obviously afraid of ghosts.
Cheng Yi quickly let go of Lu Yu's hand, but found that it seemed like his boss was holding him. It was still clenched tightly, and he couldn't pull it back even when he pulled it.
Cheng Yi: “?”
Hiss, this is a bit of a problem.
Could it be that Lu Yu is also extremely afraid of ghosts and was so frightened by the movie that he hasn't recovered yet?
That's why they held each other's hands tightly in the darkness, interlocking their fingers, in this way to keep each other warm and dispel the terror.
After this analysis, Cheng Yi didn't seem to find it too offensive. She didn't move her fingers anymore, just letting the other person hold them like that.
After a while, the lights in the screening room came on. Lu Yu turned around and saw Cheng Yi looking at him. His eyes were sparkling and his cheeks were flushed.
After a brief two-second gaze, Cheng Yi was the first to look away.
"Hmm...it seems that Mr. Lu is not particularly courageous."
Lu Yu: “?”
Cheng Yi didn't go into detail. Just stop there.
It not only avoids making the boss lose face for being "cowardly", but also cleverly resolves the embarrassment of "holding hands tightly".
He pulled his hand back from Lu Yu's palm and smoothly transitioned to the next topic.
"I'm sorry, this happens to me every time I watch horror movies. I scratched the back of your hand until it turned red."
Lu Yu lowered his head to look at the back of his hand, then raised his eyes and looked into the young man's eyes again.
"It's okay," he said softly, "I won't blame you."
Outside the cinema, the paparazzi hid behind a pillar, waiting for the two to come out.
He had been waiting for nearly two hours, his waist was sore and his legs were numb, and he didn't even dare to go to the toilet.
Before, Lu Yu was always wearing a big straw hat, so no matter how we took pictures, our face couldn’t be seen. You can't wear it in the cinema.
It's just a shabby straw hat, not made of gold. Who knew that a big shot like Lu Yu would be so obsessed with that thing.
He was lurking diagonally opposite the door, having found the angle and set up the camera, just waiting to take the final shot.
However, when the two men came out of the screening room——
“Fuck…!” The paparazzi widened his eyes, staring at the big straw hat that seemed to be welded to Lu Yu’s head, and almost vomited blood.
Damn! It’s all over!
…
In the evening, the paparazzi reported his work to Cheng Ranxing.
I sent over the results of today’s candid photos.
Cheng Ranxing's eyes turned darker and darker when he looked at it.
There is not a single frontal face photo, and the side photos all show him wearing a hat, which is stuck on like a pot, so you can't see clearly at all. I took quite a few photos of my back.
"What's wrong with you?" She shouted at the paparazzi. "With such a big hat on your head, AI can only produce a turtle at best. No, what's the point of taking so many photos of your back? You even took a photo of a man...wait a minute."
Cheng Ranxing suddenly stopped cursing and stared at the young man standing hand in hand with Lu Yu in the photo with a frown.
"Who is this person?"
Why does he look so familiar? It seems to be... Cheng Yi!
"This is his lover," the paparazzi proudly puffed out his chest for this only piece of "melon," "It's not like I didn't take any photos. I took photos of his little gay lover. The two of them spent Valentine's Day together and even went to the cinema to book a movie."
Cheng Ranxing: “…”
Cheng Ranxing paused for less than half a second before turning on the swear button again: "You are simply talking nonsense! This is not Lu Yu's lover, this is my brother."
“???!!” The paparazzi was dumbfounded and turned into a fool.
The next day, Cheng Yi and Lu Yu returned.
In the car, Cheng Yi saw the message his mother Yun Wan sent to the family group.
[Cheng Family Meeting Room - Queen Mother]: @Everyone, Wu Fear's health has been deteriorating in recent days. I am in a trance and have nightmares every night. The medicine is not effective. The doctor suggested that I try a different environment to recuperate. I will take Wu Ju to R City for recuperation for a while. We will leave today. Xiao Yong, Ran Xing, take good care of your father and Xiao Yi at home. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Cheng Yi held the phone tightly in his hand, feeling very heavy after reading the words in the dialog box.
There was an accident in the amusement park and the injured are still in a coma. Every car of Cheng Wu Jue was splashed with red paint and "bloody handprints" were pressed on the glass one after another.
The park is currently under indefinite renovation, but Cheng Yi always feels that the hope of reopening it is slim. Even if there is hope of reopening, it will be extremely difficult to regain its previous reputation.
Their industrial chain is basically in a semi-wasted state.
He really wanted to have the power to do something, to change something, but the difficulties in reality were like a mountain and he was just a tiny ant at the foot of the mountain.
You can only look up, you can't cross.
Cheng Yi rubbed his eyes, and at this time another message popped up in the family group.
[Cheng Family Meeting Room - Cheng Lao Da]: @Mother, please give me the contact information of the psychiatric hospital where the second child is treated. I think I will need it soon.
Cheng Yi's eyelids twitched when he saw this.
I immediately sent a message to my brother.
[Cheng Yi]: Brother, have you been feeling unwell recently? Not in a good mental state?
[Cheng Xiaoyong]: Yes, I guess I also need to see a psychiatrist.
【Cheng Yi】：Σ(xue克"a
[Cheng Xiaoyong]: The company has suffered from a severe loss of talent recently. Several technical leaders have gone to Lu Yu Company. Two projects have been suspended due to a lack of R&D talent, resulting in severe losses.
[Cheng Xiaoyong]: Do you have any way to get Lu Yu to return those talents to me?
Cheng Yi: “…”
Cheng Yi felt like he was listening to a joke.
But for the sake of his elder brother, he still tried it despite being laughed at.
"Boss Lu," Cheng Yi organized his words and turned to the man next to him, "Have you... recently poached a lot of talent from competitor companies?"
Lu Yu met his gaze: "No."
"Huh?" Cheng Yi didn't believe it.
"I don't have the free time to poach people. They are the ones who cry out to come to me."
“…”
Cheng Yi understood.
Cheng Xiaoyong's company's performance has continued to decline in recent years and its development has been hindered, while Lu Yu's company has been unstoppable and expanding rapidly.
Good birds know how to choose the right tree to roost in. The big guys know that if they follow someone, they will get meat, and if they follow someone, they will only get soup.
Maybe his eldest brother's company is really lagging behind.
"Why did you suddenly think of asking this?" Lu Yu pursed his lips and looked at him and asked.
"Oh, I just want to know more," he forced a concealed smile, "As your secretary and assistant, I will be your right-hand man from now on. Helping you solve problems and looking forward for you is my top priority."
Lu Yu still looked at him, his eyes wandering over the young man's face, his deep eyes revealing a hint of amusement and exploration.
The left and right hands have their own things to do. Paying attention to the job-hopping of talents in rival companies is a bit crooked. At least it is not pointing in his direction.
He knew very well which company the competitor was, so this young assistant had not yet completely cleared his mind of his predecessor Cheng Xiaoyong.
Lu Yu felt unhappy when he thought about this. He picked up his phone and sent a message to the HR director, asking about the recent influx of high-end R&D technical talent.
Soon, the HR director responded.
She said: In just two months, the company has absorbed no less than 30 high-end talents from Chengsheng Group. They are all highly intelligent and well-educated, and some even have patents. They are all awesome.
It is expected that many talents will switch jobs from there in the next month.
She also said: The reason these talents jumped ship was mainly because Cheng Sheng’s boss did not pay the dividends and bonuses as promised. In addition, Chengsheng Group has been on a downward trend in recent years and is no longer on the same level as Lutuo Times.
After reading the report from the HR director, Lu Yu lowered his head and typed:
[Lu Yu]: In this case, we will launch the 2.0 high-end talent introduction plan, with a 30% increase in salary and benefits. We will pay special attention to the talents introduced from Cheng Sheng, and ensure that they are all accepted with pure motivations.
[HR Director-Liu]: Okay, Mr. Lu, you really have a big picture
The HR director admires him from the bottom of his heart. They have always attached great importance to high-end talents in the Lutuo era, and this time the level of attention is unprecedented.
The salary offered is more than three times higher than the market average, and there is an eight-digit year-end bonus. Since we are all working like slaves, who would refuse a more luxurious and comfortable job?
After Lu Yu finished communicating with the HR director, he sent a message to the marketing director.
[Lu Yu]: Research the virtual reality technology projects currently being developed by Chengsheng Group, and report to me the top three projects with the highest profit points. We will start a price war in the fourth quarter.
[Marketing Director-Wang]: Price war? ? ?
[Marketing Director-Wang]: Are you sure? [Covering face], Mr. Lu, I don't think this is necessary. Cheng Sheng is no longer what he used to be. He no longer poses a threat to us. It seems meaningless for us to defeat him.
【Lu Yu】: It is meaningful
[Lu Yu]: Do as I say
[Marketing Director-Wang]: OK
Putting down the phone, Lu Yu glanced at Cheng Yi beside him out of the corner of his eye.
At this moment, the young man was staring into the air, as if thinking about something.
Lu Yu turned his gaze back and took a deep breath slowly. Originally, he had no intention of dealing a heavy blow to Cheng Xiaoyong's company. Just as the marketing director said, the other company was not a threat and there was no point in even failing to create it.
But for some reason, when he learned that Cheng Yi was still thinking about his ex, he felt upset and his blood circulation was not flowing smoothly.
He couldn't force Cheng Yi to get that person out of his heart, but he also needed an outlet.
Let’s take Cheng Xiaoyong as an outlet for his emotions. After all, he is Cheng Yi’s ex and it is so hard for Cheng Yi to forget him.
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