Chapter 118
What Lu Zixi didn't expect was that the news headline, while seemingly serious, was actually a repost from a well-known WeChat public account, with the title modified to be more euphemistic for publication on the portal. He was immediately struck by the article's peculiar writing style and bold, explosive content, and was stunned for a long moment before scrolling to the top of the page in disbelief to reexamine the headline: "...Is this referring to us?"
In the author's eyes, their love story goes like this.
Lu Wenqi, a naive and persistent dream chaser, is lured by a cunning and sinister agent into working for a shell company called Changxing. Despite diligently pursuing his passion for food and livestreaming, Lu Wenqi still harbors aspirations for a career in acting. With filming about to begin on "Clinic No. 58," Chang Yi, originally cast as the "Little Military Master," betrays him and chooses another actor. Newcomer Lu Wenqi auditions with the intention of accompanying the prince to school, but is instantly spotted by Yan Yunzhen, the young owner of Yuanhong, who happens to be sitting behind the monitors, and is chosen as the finalist for the role.
Then came a series of domineering CEO-falling-in-love maneuvers. Domineering CEO Yan Yunzhen, duplicitously believing their bond stemmed from a shared love of art, actually showered him with attention beyond the pale of a senior. From actively following Lu Wenqi's Weibo account to paying him the still-mysterious, exorbitantly high reward for his food-streaming performances, to his support and care on various occasions, Lu Wenqi's initial gratitude and admiration eventually morphed into confusion and excitement, a desire for more yet a fear of moving any closer...
It wasn't until Lu Zixi saw "Lu Wenqi trying to break free from Yuan Hong's web, and this all-pervasive tenderness and protection made him feel like an ant that had strayed into a jar of honey, drowning in it without a chance of recovery" that he finally couldn't help but turn his phone upside down and sighed sincerely: "What the hell!"
"Besides, haven't I always been sticking with you? When did I ever want to 'escape from this beauty that shouldn't belong to me'?" Lu Zixi continued to complain about the unscrupulous media that turned the news into fan fiction. "Speculating on my psychology is fine, but you can't just make blind guesses without any basis, right?"
Perhaps because everything had been resolved, Yan Yunzhen leaned beside him leisurely and pointed to the picture below this passage: "I didn't understand it at first, but seeing this picture reminded me of it. There was one time when our schedules were different. I was going to Yuanhong, and it happened that the program crew needed you for an urgent matter. There was a problem with the recording of a selected segment, and they needed you to fill in the sound. Because I received the news right after getting off the plane, there was no time to arrange a car with Yuanhong, so I asked Song Yang to drive his own car to pick you up. After dropping you off, I took a taxi back to Yuanhong."
After Yan Yunzhen said this, Lu Zixi also remembered it, but he had just got off the plane and was in a hurry to complete his schedule, so he was a little dizzy and didn't notice that people were taking pictures of them. So he was caught in a photo of him hurriedly coming out of the airport with his head down, and got into a private car with a license plate that looked unfamiliar to outsiders. Yan Yunzhen tried hard to keep him, but he couldn't, and finally he had to take a taxi and leave sadly. It was a very sad photo.
Fortunately, in fact, there was no conflict between the two of them, so the large number of soft articles prepared by the media such as "Yan Lu CP finally parted ways, are you one of the heartbroken girls today?" were of no use.
Lu Zixi still wanted to know what happened after he fell into a coma, so he gritted his teeth and turned the phone back and continued to scroll down the page.
In the eyes of the author of the article, their story reached its climax when they participated in "Setting Out to the Fields" together.
More and more paparazzi began to follow Lu Wenqi, smelling something unusual from his interactions with Yan Yunzhen, and began to dig deep into their relationship problems.
Yuanhong can block out the rumors from the outside world, but he cannot block "Lu Wenqi's gradually awakening heart." So when Lu Wenqi "entered the most stressful moment of his life" because of his fear of heights, his "last line of defense in his heart was finally broken," and he chose to confront Yan Yunzhen.
When Yan Yunzhen told Lu Zixi that their conversation was basically recorded, he was already mentally prepared, but what he didn't expect was that the recording equipment prepared by Fu Ruixing had such a good recording effect. What he said while joking with Yan Yunzhen on the suspension bridge was recorded word for word and attached below this article.
Amid the whistling wind, he heard himself describing the suspension bridge effect to Yan Yunzhen in a tense but forcedly calm voice, and jokingly said, "I was hoping that you would fall in love with me after walking across this suspension bridge." Yan Yunzhen lowered his voice and responded affectionately, "My heart was beating fast enough when I first saw you."
Then he took a breath, and at this moment, the radio equipment that Fu Ruixing had hidden somewhere suddenly fell off the cliff. The quality of the equipment was good and it was not broken. It was probably fallen on the grassy bank under the cliff. After a while, the sound of gurgling water in the mountain stream was heard.
This is a screenshot from the live broadcast, provided by the photographic equipment set up on the shore at the time. This is also one of the commonly used methods for long-range shooting, so the entire process of Fu Ruixing's action was captured by the camera. However, the series of restricted conversations between the host and the system that followed were coincidentally not recorded because Fu Ruixing did not want the system's secrets to be exposed, so he took the initiative to drop the radio equipment, causing it to fall into the cliff.
He originally planned to broadcast the death of his opponent live, but ended up broadcasting his own crimes. This is a god-level case of shooting himself in the foot, Lu Zixi thought.
As for everyone's speculation about what happened at the time based on the live broadcast content, Lu Zixi could only express his confusion.
His voice was indeed "nervous to the point of trembling," but it wasn't because he was about to "confess" to Yan Yunzhen. They had been together for so long, and Lu Zixi believed he could be desensitized to Yan Yunzhen in most situations. His voice was trembling, partly because the suspension bridge was swaying, making it unstable, and partly because Fu Ruixing was walking in front of him, ready to take his life at any time. It would be strange if he wasn't nervous.
It was true that Yan Yunzhen lowered his voice in order to say sweet words, which sounded affectionate and magnetic, very appropriate for the occasion, but this was not to "respond to the emotional confession that had finally arrived." Yan Yunzhen often spoke to him like this in private, and Lu Zixi himself did not realize that there was anything wrong.
As for Lu Zixi's "gasping breath", it was not because he heard Yan Yunzhen's confession, but because Fu Ruixing happened to turn around and attack at that moment. He was shocked and reacted like this reflexively.
All these factors happened to overlap and were actually made into another story, which was indeed something Lu Zixi had not expected.
But on second thought, Fu Ruixing might not have thought of this. He had brought the radio to disguise his intentions as a serious live broadcast, but he had waited so long, insisting on recording their flirting before discarding the radio and preparing to take action. It's likely that he had guessed the nuclear consequences of this live broadcast.
The worst outcome is that he and Yan Yunzhen are forced to come out publicly. The current domestic environment is not good, and no one knows what the consequences of publicly disclosing their homosexual relationship will be. Yan Yunzhen is better off, as his career focus is abroad. At worst, he can return to Yuanhong to inherit the family property; but it is hard to say about Lu Zixi. He has not yet gained popularity abroad. If the domestic reaction to his sexual orientation is too great, it is likely that he will find it difficult to make any progress in the domestic film and television market in the future.
Although the wording of this article is difficult to describe, since Yan Yunzhen chose this article as the key to save, it means that at least this article represents the views of the majority of people. Now the situation has gradually begun to slide towards the edge of being forced to come out of the control. The life threat from Fu Ruixing has disappeared, but the influence he brought is far from over.
Even after death, he would disgust them deeply. Lu Zixi could only smile bitterly. He was indeed Fu Ruixing, who had been chasing him for two lifetimes.
"What did your father say?" Lu Zixi thought so, and when he saw Yan Yunzhen sitting next to him, he suddenly thought of the most important question.
As the current person in charge of Yuanhong, his ultimate superior, and the instigator of their CP hype in the first place, Yan Yuanhong's attitude towards this matter is crucial.
"He knew a little about our relationship before." Yan Yunzhen coughed lightly, "but he didn't take it to heart. Now he realizes that we're serious, and he's a little angry, but don't take it to heart. He's a very realistic person. Apart from the obvious legal red lines, he doesn't have any bottom line. As long as this matter doesn't harm Yuanhong's interests, he doesn't care. On the contrary, if this matter affects Yuanhong, he will take drastic measures."
"What is the Thunder Method?" Lu Zixi blinked, still immersed in the article he had just read. "Give me five million so I can leave his son?"
"I'm only worth five million?" Yan Yunzhen rubbed his head with a mixture of laughter and tears, "You have to add a zero at the end, right?"
"Could it be that..." Lu Zixi said, and gestured on his neck with his hand, indicating to kill to silence him.
"Impossible." Yan Yunzhen said flatly, "I said he wouldn't cross the legal line, and he would also consider his relationship with me. Although my mother once joked that Yuanhong was his real son, his fatherly love for me was very shallow, and I didn't have a very deep affection for him because I wasn't a native of this world and didn't grow up with him, but he knew that the three words 'Yan Yunzhen' not only represented his son, but also represented Yuanhong's brand and Yuanhong's future. If he fell out with me because of you, it would definitely not be a wise move. Besides, you are also a newcomer that Yuanhong is promoting. If he ruins you, how much sunk cost will he not be able to recover?"
"So... he will help us?" Lu Zixi understood, "Because he doesn't want Yuanhong to suffer losses."
Only then did Yan Yunzhen nod.
Lu Zixi understood that Yan Yuanhong's thundering methods would not be directed at them, but would instead target those in the circle who dared to maliciously lead the rhythm.
It is normal for different people to have different opinions on a matter. Lu Zixi did not expect that everyone in the world would bless his relationship with Yan Yunzhen. He just hoped that no business competitor of Yuanhong would make a malicious fuss about this matter. That was enough.
On the other hand, Yuanhong’s biggest competitor, Tianhan, was in a difficult situation at the moment and could not make any impact. When Lu Zixi thought of this, he felt a little relieved.
He turned around and was about to say something, but saw Yan Yunzhen lying on the head of his bed and fell asleep.
Lu Zixi remembered the fatigue in Yan Yunzhen's eyes when he just woke up, and suddenly felt a little distressed.
He saw that Yan Yunzhen was wearing thin clothes and the central air conditioning was on in the hospital. He was worried that Yan Yunzhen would catch a cold, so he was about to put a coat on him. However, he pressed down the corner of the quilt. He was a little anxious for a moment. He was thinking about whether to let Yan Yunzhen find a place to lie down and sleep or wrap his quilt around him, when he heard voices coming from above his head.
"Stop bothering him. He hasn't slept for the past three days." As soon as that familiar yet unfamiliar voice came out, Lu Zixi almost burst into tears.
"Dad," Lu Zixi raised his head suddenly, and this time his voice was really trembling, "Dad."
General Lu stood there, his eyes complex and loving, with red in the bottom of his eyes. In the end, he just called him lightly: "Stinky boy."
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