Chapter 23
While Weibo was in chaos due to Changxing and Lu Zixi's unconventional behavior, the person in charge of Changxing and Lu Zixi were sitting in front of their computers, almost going crazy.
Lu Zixi had not expected that Changxing would be so inconsiderate of his feelings, acting without consulting him first, and even tagged him directly on Weibo. Who gave them the courage to think that they would willingly swallow their anger and accept the arrangement when they saw that the matter was settled?
On the contrary, Lu Zixi is just this stubborn person. He is soft-hearted and will not tolerate toughness. Changxing's sudden move will only have a counterproductive effect. Since they are shameless, there is no need for him to give Changxing face and just tear his face off to be over.
When he saw that among the investors was Liu Qingming, the one whom he had severely punished with a red envelope, the sneer on his face became even more severe.
It seems that he hasn't learned his lesson yet. He hasn't been treated badly enough, but he still insists on wanting to eat swan meat.
Lu Zixi became more and more angry as he stared at the computer. He couldn't help but stand up and walked around the room several times. He let out a long breath before he calmed down.
It's not surprising that Changxing did this. First of all, they have always been domineering and shameless, short-sighted and only care about immediate interests. Secondly, the original owner's personality was probably more obedient, well-behaved and introverted, otherwise he would not have been forced to commit suicide. But this time, they never thought that they kicked a piece of iron plate, and it was the kind with barbs. As long as they dared to provoke it, they would definitely be torn off a piece of skin and flesh!
After Lu Zixi calmed down, he turned around and glanced at the phone that was vibrating wildly on the table. He was so annoyed that he picked it up and planned to turn it off.
He doesn't want anyone to find him now, whether it's the media or the company, because this matter needs a buffer and fermentation time. If he doesn't make things worse, it will probably not be easy for him to escape from Changxing's control.
But just when he was about to turn off his phone, the missed call from Zhao Zhiping was disconnected and another call was instantly connected.
Yan Yunzhen.
Lu Zixi thought about it and decided to take it.
Although he now has some doubts about Yan Yunzhen and harbors some resentment, after all, Yan Yunzhen may very well be his young master in the future, and they are also allies now. It seems inappropriate not to let him know something about the situation.
Sure enough, Yan Yunzhen came for this matter. As soon as the call was connected, he got straight to the point and went straight to the point: "Have you signed the contract for that TV series? Tell the truth."
"Honestly, no. I didn't even know what that TV series was until they posted on Weibo," Lu Zixi said, feeling a bit overwhelmed. "But I don't know if you've read Changxing's contract. It requires actors to unconditionally obey the company's arrangements, or they'll have to pay a hefty penalty. I signed that contract."
At this moment, Lu Zixi couldn't help but sigh at the importance of knowing and understanding the law. What the original owner's silly boy signed was not a contract, it was simply an indenture!
"...You." Yan Yunzhen sighed on the other end of the phone and said nothing more, "The penalty for breach of contract is not the problem, the contract is the key."
Yan Yunzhen has always been a cold person. In addition, he lived abroad when he was a child, so his mother tongue is not Chinese and his language thinking perspective is not very Chinese. Therefore, he is relatively frugal with words when speaking Chinese. Lu Zixi has been used to that slightly cold way of speaking for ten years. However, the helpless and gentle "you" made Lu Zixi feel a little uncomfortable, which was unusual for him.
This long-lost tone reminded him of an incident in high school.
It was a long-distance running competition at the school sports meet. He clearly felt that he had a fever, but in order to be brave, he didn't tell anyone and insisted on running the whole course. As a result, he actually ran all the way to the finish line in the lead. Unfortunately, due to his high fever and overdrawn physical strength, he fell unconscious just after touching the finish line.
Later, Lu Zixi learned that when everyone was stunned, it was Yan Yunzhen who first reacted and picked him up and rushed to the infirmary. In fact, Lu Zixi was in good physical condition. After the IV drip and a good sleep, he was fine. But Yan Yunzhen was even more panicked than him. His posture attracted the attention of passers-by. Yan Yunzhen was a well-known figure in the school. This incident made Lu Zixi dare not leave the classroom for a long time. Because whenever he appeared in the school, the rate of turning heads was 100%, and any passer-by who was interested in gossip would pay him a salute.
But he knew nothing about it at the time. He only knew that it was already dark when he woke up. Yan Yunzhen was holding his school uniform jacket, leaning against the head of the bed, looking at him without blinking. When he saw that he woke up, his originally frowned brows relaxed in an instant, and there was a light in his eyes, but it was only for a moment, and his face became obviously gloomy again.
Lu Zixi blinked and looked at him.
"I think the moment your eyes light up is particularly beautiful," Lu Zixi reluctantly said, only to find that his voice was completely hoarse. He was about to stand up, but Yan Yunzhen pushed him back, "Hey, what are you doing?"
"Shouldn't I be the one asking you this?" Yan Yunzhen said coldly, "Why are you running around when you have a fever? Cover yourself with the quilt."
"I don't have a fever anymore..." Lu Zixi looked at Yan Yunzhen with increasingly cold eyes, and quickly used his innate acting skills to pretend to be pitiful and said, "I'm thirsty."
Yan Yunzhen stared at him for a while before turning around to pour a glass of water. He walked around the IV bottle, helped him sit up slowly, and let him drink the hot water in the cup bit by bit.
Lu Zixi knew that he was in the wrong, so he didn't act as arrogantly as usual. He looked very well behaved with his eyes lowered, curled up into a small ball in the quilt, so pitiful that people just wanted to hold him in their arms and rub him. Even if he made a huge mistake, no one would want to argue with him.
"Drink slowly." Yan Yunzhen finally reached out and touched his hair, then tested the temperature of his forehead. Before Lu Zixi could sense anything was wrong, he changed the subject, "Do you want to know how you got here today?"
Lu Zixi drank water and shook his head.
"Princess hug." Yan Yunzhen said.
Lu Zixi was caught off guard and nearly spit out a mouthful of water. He coughed for a long time before saying, "Thank you. You are really strong."
"When you heard about the 'princess hug', your first reaction was that I'm stronger?" Yan Yunzhen was comforting him, feeling a little amused.
"What else?" Lu Zixi asked back.
Yan Yunzhen was silent at first, but after a long while, he finally couldn't help laughing out loud: "Straight man."
"Nonsense." Lu Zixi didn't know why he felt guilty and retorted, "Aren't you?"
Yan Yunzhen just looked at him.
Then he narrowed his eyes slightly.
"What if I'm not?" he asked.
"Ah..." Lu Zixi responded subconsciously, and then realized what Yan Yunzhen was saying. His eyes widened, "Ah?"
However, Yan Yunzhen had no intention of explaining further. He just continued to fold his school uniform as if he had never said that.
Lu Zixi drank the whole glass of water in a daze, then handed the glass over, his eyes still very confused.
This time Yan Yunzhen really laughed out loud. Lu Zixi looked at him in confusion and laughed for a long time before he finally stopped and sighed deeply.
Yan Yunzhen leaned down, getting very close to him. Just when Lu Zixi was at a loss, he suddenly stretched out his index finger and lightly scratched the bridge of his nose. His tone was filled with helplessness and doting: "You."
At that moment, Lu Zixi felt his whole body numb. The gentle tone and warm breath made him jump back as if his hair stood on end. His bones from the bridge of his nose to his tailbone were numb, and his skin from his neck to his cheeks and earlobes was red, which scared Yan Yunzhen.
Lu Zixi knew that he still had a lot to say, but at that moment, he was also very flustered, so he didn't give Yan Yunzhen any chance at all. He simply wrapped himself in the quilt under Yan Yunzhen's complicated eyes and went back to sleep.
Seeing that he had his eyes closed, Yan Yunzhen didn't bother him, but in fact Lu Zixi was not asleep. He felt his eyelashes trembling. It was impossible for Yan Yunzhen, who had been filming since he was a child, not to notice it.
But Yan Yunzhen looked like a gangster, saying, "I don't see what you can do to me." He came forward and tucked the corner of the quilt as if nothing had happened. His breath sprayed on Lu Zixi's earlobe and stayed there for a long time, so long that Lu Zixi was almost used to the rhythm of his breathing and no longer felt numb or itchy. He even felt drowsy, then he rubbed his earlobe with his lips.
An informal kiss.
Lu Zixi knew what that warm, wet touch felt like, but his mind was a mess, and he held himself together without moving. He felt confused, disoriented, and in disbelief. He even tried to deceive himself by telling himself it was just an accident. Besides that, the only thing he had left was thinking about how he could completely get over this.
Afterwards, Yan Yunzhen did not delve into the matter any further, and Lu Zixi, who only felt relieved at the time, did not realize what his behavior meant until a long time later.
If he was really a straight man, he would either be careless and not notice anything, or he would jump up and punch Yan Yunzhen, but he didn't. He silently handed himself over to Yan Yunzhen, allowing him to approach him and acquiescing to the kiss that went far beyond friendship.
It couldn't be more obvious that I like you too.
His thoughts drifted further and further away with his memories, but Yan Yunzhen's dissatisfied voice brought him back to reality: "...So those coping methods I just mentioned...are you listening?"
Yan Yunzhen called Lu Wenqi twice before he suddenly came to his senses.
He was actually a little sad at that moment, a rare moment of sadness because he was no longer Lu Zixi but Lu Wenqi.
Is it because of Yan Yunzhen?
But after something happened that year, Yan Yunzhen had completely broken up with him, and their relationship was even worse than the current one between Lu Wenqi and Yan Yunzhen. He didn't know why he was so upset.
He had no doubt that no matter whether Yan Yunzhen was the host or not, Yan Yunzhen had loved him wholeheartedly back then. On the contrary, Yan Yunzhen's attitude towards "Lu Wenqi" now made him feel confused.
To say that he likes her, it seems not. He is very clear about what kind of state Yan Yunzhen is in when pursuing someone. It is impossible that he would just do these vague little actions. To say that he doesn’t like her, it seems that there is some special care. At least he rarely sees Yan Yunzhen care about anyone other than him and his family.
This reserved attitude...
It seems like he is testing something.
Lu Zixi was shocked by his own idea.
But the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was right. Yan Yunzhen was not overly nice to him, nor did he establish any private friendship with him, but he always made exceptions for him and chose to stand on his side every time, successfully maintaining the relationship in a delicate balance - he could transition to a closer relationship at any time, but once he found that his guess was incorrect, he seemed to be able to immediately attribute his behavior to the interests of the company, or simply appreciate and support a junior.
Lu Zixi couldn't help but think of the first time they met after his rebirth, Yan Yunzhen said that he "looked a lot like someone", so Yan Yunzhen was testing...
Lu Zixi was still lost in thought, while Yan Yunzhen on the other end of the phone had already stopped talking.
"Forget it. I don't think you're in the mood to listen to me today." Yan Yunzhen has always been efficient in his work. Seeing that he was not in the right state, he simply stopped the conversation. "Where are you now?"
"At home." Lu Zixi was a little surprised.
Changxing posted on Weibo at eight o'clock in the evening, which coincided with the evening traffic peak. After all this trouble, it was already very late at night. If it weren't for this annoying thing, Lu Zixi might have gone to bed.
"Didn't your agent come to your door?" Yan Yunzhen asked.
"Not yet." Lu Zixi said.
"Soon." Yan Yunzhen said confidently, "He won't let you go so easily. Why don't you consider finding a place to hide?"
"Where can I hide?" Lu Zixi was somewhat helpless. "Go out and stay in a hotel? What if the company uses their connections to check my ID? What if I'm followed by paparazzi? What if the paparazzi who are following the news block my door?"
"Going to a friend's house?" Yan Yunzhen was stunned for a moment, then said, "Why are you worried about being followed and filmed? And the paparazzi who are watching the news... your imagination is too wild. With your current status, you can't even be called a 'star' in the circle. No one will follow you and film you."
...Well, in my haste, I forgot that I am Lu Wenqi now.
Lu Zixi slapped his forehead, but he didn't expect that the slap was too hard, causing him to hiss and gasp.
Yan Yunzhen listened to the noise on the other end of the phone and almost guessed what happened. He couldn't help but want to laugh: "I say, do you want to come to my house? I promise that no one dares to take pictures."
As soon as the words fell, the conversation between the two fell into silence.
"Wha...what?" Lu Zixi almost wondered if his brain was damaged, which was why he was hallucinating. "Where are you going?"
Why does he have the feeling... a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth, oh no, like walking into a trap, that doesn't seem right either... Anyway, it feels like there is a trap ahead?
"Come to my house," Yan Yunzhen said calmly, "Are you not happy?"
Lu Zixi didn't say anything.
He was still confused.
"I'm curious. Aren't you my fan? Why do you always seem to be avoiding me?" Yan Yunzhen's tone was really like he was humbly asking for advice. "Are you afraid of me?"
Lu Zixi's eyes widened for a moment: "How do you know..."
"I saw the poster." Yan Yunzhen said calmly, "I watched the live broadcast. It was pretty good, and the food was very nourishing."
What this implies is that you are very obedient and I am quite satisfied with you.
Lu Zixi complained silently in his heart, and then he heard Yan Yunzhen ask again: "You collected "Aurora" from so long ago... So... do you also have the issue of Lu Zixi's magazine?"
"What?" Lu Zixi was stunned.
"You don't know Lu Zixi?"
Lu Zixi closed his eyes and just by imagining it, he seemed to see Yan Yunzhen frowning on the other end of the phone. He couldn't help but sigh: "I know him, the new best actor of the Qianqiu Awards."
He didn't understand why Yan Yunzhen suddenly mentioned his past life.
It's true that he was featured in Aurora, but that was a few years later. However, that issue of Aurora was equally famous, and collectors generally coveted it because it rarely featured native-born Chinese on its cover, and he was the youngest to appear. With that added flair, that issue of Aurora sold out completely in China, and he rode that wave of influence to a massive surge in popularity in the Chinese entertainment and fashion circles. From that point on, he rocketed to fame, earning widespread admiration.
Lu Zixi has always believed that this "everyone" obviously does not include Yan Yunzhen. After all, Yan Yunzhen basically got all the honors he had received before him. Even the first important Best Actor award in his life was won by Yan Yunzhen two years before him. The only award he won before Yan Yunzhen was probably the last Qianqiu Award.
But after that, the comparison loses its meaning.
"Lu Zixi..." Yan Yunzhen muttered softly, as if talking to himself.
"Hmm?" Lu Zixi was in a daze when someone called his name. He responded subconsciously. When he reacted, he wanted to shove the words back into his throat and hurriedly added, feeling that he was making things more obvious. "Why? I told you, I know who he is."
Yan Yunzhen seemed stunned. He paused for a long time before whispering, "..."Peeping Light" was filmed very well."
Lu Zixi had an intuition at that moment. He felt that these words were not addressed to him, or rather, not to "Lu Wenqi".
It seems to be a disconnected sentence.
Lu Zixi, "Peeping Light" is very well made.
Lu Zixi felt like every hair on his body was about to stand on end. He really didn't dare to think about it anymore. Fortunately, Yan Yunzhen quickly recovered and asked again, "Are you really not going to hide here with me?"
"No, no," Lu Zixi said with a tingling scalp, "I won't bother you anymore."
"Nothing." Yan Yunzhen changed the subject, "You don't think... I'll take advantage of you, do you? At this critical moment?"
"No!" Lu Zixi retorted, "I appreciate your kindness, but..."
"But what? Can I eat you?" Yan Yunzhen's tone finally became a little impatient. "I don't want you to fall into the hands of Changxing and Zhao Zhiping and get into any accidents. If you don't come to me, I will ask my assistant to use his ID card to get you a room in the hotel, but I can't guarantee your safety."
Lu Zixi couldn't help but imagine the wonderful scene of Zhao Zhiping standing at his door and yelling, "Lu Wenqi! If you have the guts to confront the company, then open the door. Don't hide inside and keep silent. I know you are at home." He was sadly surprised to find that Zhao Zhiping might actually be able to do it, and he was immediately shaken.
The original owner was definitely not a rich person, so even the house he rented was only slightly better than a low-rent house with no kitchen or bathroom. The neighbors around him were all ordinary people who had nothing to do with the entertainment industry. If Zhao Zhiping came here and caused a stir, he would not be able to live in this area.
"Then...thank you!" Lu Zixi scratched his hair irritably, "I'll be there right away."
When he packed his things and sat in the taxi, he suddenly remembered that Lu Wenqi probably didn't know where Yan Yunzhen lived.
This is embarrassing...
Lu Zixi gritted his teeth and called back. Yan Yunzhen answered almost immediately, as if he was waiting for him leisurely: "Want the address?"
"Um."
"Where are you?"
"Still at home." Lu Zixi glanced at the driver who was concentrating on driving, praying that he wouldn't suddenly speak, "Text me the address."
Yan Yunzhen responded, hung up the phone, sat at the table, flipping through the contacts on QQ while slowly filling in the address on his phone.
-Yan Zhi
-Hey, I'm here! What's up, my man?
-Do you have Lu Wenqi’s QQ?
-Ah? Yes
-Is he online?
-exist
-wifi or 4g
- Um... 4G [screenshot] but he usually uses wifi
-My dear, why are you asking this?
-It's okay, thank you.
"Older people are more experienced." Yan Yunzhen was looking at the screenshot showing 4G when the system spoke quietly, "Is it confirmed to be him?"
"He's really bad at hiding his true colors," Yan Yunzhen smiled and shook his head. "I wasn't so sure at first... but he lied this time, which makes me doubt his identity. He was clearly using mobile data, which means he had already left, but he lied to me and said he hadn't, which shows he was guilty. He already knew where I lived before asking for my address. Isn't that strange? And I didn't expect that he would respond when I accidentally called his name... I should have called him from behind to see his reaction."
"You're quite the clever fellow then," the system praised coldly in a cold, mechanical voice. "I can't believe how embarrassed you'd be if you were wrong."
Yan Yunzhen disagreed.
Forty minutes later, Lu Zixi finally arrived at Yan Yunzhen's home.
This house is a high-rise building in the city center. The overall layout is not very large for someone with Yan Yunzhen's family background. It has two floors with an area of more than 200 square meters and an open-air balcony. The decoration is simple in style, mainly in black, white, gray and blue tones, which is very similar to the outward impression of Yan Yunzhen, who is clean and neat without any nonsense, cold and rational, but still has a fatal attraction.
When Lu Zixi walked in, Yan Yunzhen was leaning against the door frame reading the script, circling and marking on it with a pen from time to time, looking very serious.
When he saw that Lu Zixi had also brought a printed audition script, although he didn't say anything, Lu Zixi knew from his eyes that he was actually very satisfied. Yan Yunzhen became famous at a young age, and his background was so high that many people would work hard for their entire lives to achieve. This led many people to only focus on the superiority of his own conditions, and few people would think that no matter how excellent Yan Yunzhen's conditions were, he still had to rely on his own hard work to achieve results. Moreover, to achieve such a good result, his level of effort was no less than that of anyone else. Correspondingly, he also admired those who worked hard. Back then, Lu Zixi always regarded Yan Yunzhen as a model worker, and often felt inferior to him. After all, although filming was both a job and a hobby for Lu Zixi, at least he still had times when he was tired and annoyed from participating in activities. Yan Yunzhen seemed to be born for the profession of a star. Not only did he love filming, he could also handle other matters with ease, and his mental state was always full. It was simply inhumane.
After Lu Zixi changed his shoes, Yan Yunzhen led him to the living room while continuing to read the script, waving his hand for him to sit anywhere.
Lu Zixi didn't bother to be polite with him. He just picked a comfortable place to curl up, wrapped himself in the small blanket on the sofa, hugged the pillow, and picked up the pen on the coffee table to make marks and notes on the printed script.
He had already made up his mind to act according to circumstances. He even did something as unbelievable as running to Yan Yunzhen's house late at night. What else could he not accept?
Then, Yan Yunzhen saw that there was suddenly a blanket ball wrapped like a dumpling on his sofa, curled up timidly, looking at the script in front of him intently. From his perspective, he could only see a pair of obsidian eyes rolling around.
If it wasn't so abrupt, or if he wasn't being naughty, Yan Yunzhen really wanted to poke it and see how this frightened fur ball would react.
Unexpectedly, this furry guy was very focused on his work. When Yan Yunzhen stood up to pour water, he deliberately stood behind Lu Zixi for a while. He didn't notice it. When he found out, he turned his head with a start and met Yan Yunzhen's meaningful eyes.
"You seem very experienced in reading the script." Yan Yunzhen said casually, but his eyes were fixed on him. "I remember you are not a professional."
"I often print out scripts for fun." Lu Zixi turned a page and spoke lightly, but in fact his heart was as nervous as if there was a jumping rabbit in his chest, and his heart was beating so fast that he felt uncomfortable all over.
"Oh," Yan Yunzhen's voice dragged out a bit, "No wonder his acting looks so polished, it's almost like he has experience in filming."
He bites off "experience" very hard.
Fortunately, Yan Yunzhen didn't make things difficult for him. After drinking some water, he went to practice his lines, leaving Lu Zixi alone on the sofa, wrapped in a blanket and confused.
He racked his brains, but couldn't figure out what had alerted Yan Yunzhen. When he started reading the script again, Lu Zixi realized that he had quite naturally used Yan Yunzhen's pen. This wasn't a problem, at most it was just carelessness, but even the colors of the markers used for classification matched one to one, and he had even used his usual pen several times. This...
It's very embarrassing.
The reason why the two people read the script in such a similar way is because Lu Zixi was taught how to read the script by Yan Yunzhen the first time, and he never changed it after he got the hang of it. Even if the original owner was a big fan, there was no way he could learn how to read the script, right?
Lu Zixi felt that his vest was in danger, so he quickly made an excuse that he was sleepy and wanted to sleep.
"Go to the bathroom downstairs. Go up the stairs and turn right." Yan Yunzhen said without looking up. "The upstairs one is too close to the wooden floor. I don't use it often, so I haven't cleaned it."
"I... took a shower today."
Lu Zixi was completely confused.
What Yan Yunzhen meant was that she took the initiative to suggest that he go to the bathroom she usually used?
Such a particular person is actually willing to share a bathroom with him?
Who was penetrated by someone?
Yan Yunzhen just smiled and pointed him to the guest room where he could sleep.
And smiling at him...
And she smiles so beautifully...
With a head full of question marks, Lu Zixi walked into the bedroom in a daze, holding the long blanket.
But being sleepy was just an excuse after all. After a restless night, Lu Zixi was still energetic. He rolled around in bed for a few weeks, took out a mobile phone from his pocket and started browsing.
[Quick Transmigration System Red Packet Group]
[Male God System]: Everyone! Save the child!
【Seducing System】: Hey, Daddy is here
【Male God System】: Go away
[Male God System]: Is there a system in the future world? Help!
[Seducing System]: No, next one
【White Moonlight System】: No, next one
【Ancient Farming System】: No, next one
【Apocalypse Survival System】: Me...╰_Are you guys used to turning a blind eye to salted fish?
[Male God System]: ...How is your apocalyptic technology developing? Are optical computers and data networks still alive?
[Apocalypse Survival System]: Can you first tell me how much workload there is?
[Male God System]: I need to hack into a data terminal and completely delete some files. If some files have been uploaded to the Internet, I need to replace them with one click. Is this a lot of work?
[Apocalypse Survival System]: ...Not too small, what about the spread range?
【Male God System】: Weibo, major forums, and there may be a large number of water army participation
[Apocalypse Survival System]: [Apocalypse Survival System sends exclusive red envelope to male god system]__I tried my best, you can use it, it's international practice...
[Male God System]: ...There might be some unexpected "surprises".
【Apocalypse Survival System】: Just knowing this is good, I wish you good luck...
【Eating Watermelon System】: @Male God System, what happened?
[Male God System]: My host's former crush was photographed naked [smile]
【Seducing System】:???
【Apocalypse Survival System】:???
【Eating Melon System】:……???
[Male God System]: Then someone threatened me with nude photos [smile]
[Apocalypse Survival System]:...I'm not saying this, but she's already my former crush, so why should he care?
[Male God System]: God knows him! His face has changed, he is on the balcony making a phone call
As Lu Zixi watched, he felt a chill down his spine for some reason. He originally wanted to see if he was the one who was exposed, but who knew that he couldn't find the normal phone even after searching all his pockets.
He suddenly had an ominous premonition, and hurriedly tore off the blanket that wrapped him tightly, and rushed out in two steps.
Yan Yunzhen was making a phone call on the balcony.
His face looked very bad.
He's saying, "What do you want?"
At this moment, he turned his head as if with telepathy, looked at Lu Zixi from a distance, and finally frowned slowly.
————
"Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"
After hanging up the phone, Yan Yunzhen directly carried Lu Zixi back to the sofa. After thinking about it, he stuffed a blanket on him. The two looked at each other.
Then Lu Zixi took the initiative to explain everything the original owner had done, including borrowing naked loans and signing a company, and reluctantly took the blame one after another.
What surprised him was that Yan Yunzhen was not very angry, but more helpless.
The specific reason is not difficult to figure out. If everything that happened in the red envelope group just now was not a coincidence, then Yan Yunzhen must be the host of the male god system, and the system calls himself "former secret crush", which means that Yan Yunzhen has basically guessed his identity. He is not the one who did the stupid thing, he is just a scapegoat, so he can't be angry with him.
Lu Zixi also felt helpless about Yan Yunzhen's helplessness.
"Because I wasn't familiar with you before," Lu Zixi said truthfully, "I had originally planned to explain this matter to Yuanhong when they sent someone to formally discuss the contract termination and re-signing with me. Who knew that before Yuanhong could even make any move, Changxing exploded..."
"The key point is that there is no objective evidence showing that this photo is related to Changxing, and we don't know why this photo is in Changxing's hands." Yan Yunzhen pondered for a moment and said, "Just now you left your phone on the coffee table, and an unfamiliar number sent you a censored nude photo. Only your face and the ID card you are holding are visible. It is signed by . It is entirely up to you whether to make it public. I contacted Changxing immediately, but the other party was probably afraid that I would record it, so they are very good at playing Tai Chi and avoided mentioning the matter of this photo. It seems that they are serious about this and may even have consulted professionals."
"Is it really that serious?" Lu Zixi said with a wry smile. "If it really ruins my reputation, Changxing won't gain anything either."
"It's probably the childish mentality of 'I must destroy everything I can't have'. Anyway, Yuanhong can't get it easily." Yan Yunzhen said.
"What should we do now?" Lu Zixi looked up at him.
Maybe even Lu Zixi himself didn't know that his eyes showed trust and dependence, as well as a bit of hope for a savior. As he looked at them, Yan Yunzhen's emotions slowly calmed down.
He couldn't let his anger cloud his mind. He had to stay calm for Lu Zixi in order to handle this matter properly.
"Don't worry. I'll find a way to solve it." Finally, Yan Yunzhen reached out and rubbed the little guy's head, "Go to sleep."
"I can't sleep." Lu Zixi dodged to the side and muttered.
"Counting hair balls." Yan Yunzhen answered without thinking.
"Why are we counting the hair balls?" Lu Zixi was a little curious.
"Ahem..." Yan Yunzhen couldn't say it directly because I think you look like a ball of hair. "Whatever, it doesn't matter what you count."
"Then I'll lean on the sofa for a while."
Just as Lu Zixi was about to lie down, he heard Yan Yunzhen say calmly beside him: "If you fall asleep, I will carry you to bed."
"I'm scared of you," Lu Zixi was almost ready to surrender after hearing what he said. "Alright, alright, I'm going back to the bedroom."
After Yan Yunzhen heard the bedroom door shut tightly and no more sounds came, he called Song Yang and asked, "Did you find out the result?"
"Not yet, but there has been some new progress," Song Yang said. "The organization that Lu Wenqi borrowed money from appears to be very large and involved in organized crime, with a complete money laundering system. We now suspect that Changxing, which should have been making losses year after year but has been constantly accepting new recruits, is likely a key link in this offline money laundering."
"If this is true, then the network of relationships will be very obvious." Yan Yunzhen said, "And they should have kept this trick in mind a long time ago, specifically digging a trap for us to jump into."
"Have you prepared for the worst?" Song Yang asked.
"I won't let it happen." Yan Yunzhen said without hesitation.
"It's a tough battle." Song Yang sighed, "But if we win, Lu Wenqi will completely turn things around."
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Early the next morning, as soon as Lu Zixi got out of bed, Yan Yunzhen came to him.
"The audition is moved up." Yan Yunzhen said as he put on his coat, "Have you finished reading the script last night?"
"I've finished reading it." Lu Zixi rubbed his eyes and said vaguely.
"Is it okay?" Yan Yunzhen looked at his confused look and asked worriedly.
Lu Zixi nodded.
"Okay." Yan Yunzhen stretched out a hand towards him.
Lu Zixi was slightly stunned, but his body reacted before his brain. He immediately reached out and hit back subconsciously, slapping his palm.
This is the gesture used when making substitutions in a basketball game. Both of us played basketball in high school and had done similar gestures countless times.
"Leave the off-stage stuff to me." Yan Yunzhen whispered, "The stage is yours. Come on."
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