"etc!"

Shao Jinhuan reached out and grabbed Shen Ci's clothes. Lu Xiao seemed to have expected to be stopped. He turned around and looked at Shao Jinhuan with a smile.

He frowned, looking at Shen Ci's defenseless and confused expression, and felt even more angry in his heart: "I don't think Xiao Ci is so proud, right?"

"You did something so outrageous without even asking him what he thought."

“Isn’t that too disrespectful of his opinion?”

His words were aggressive, and his usual indifference and calmness were nowhere to be seen.

Lu Xiao's eyes gradually turned cold, but the smile on his lips deepened: "You are making a mountain out of a molehill."

"You think that's out of line?"

Shao Jinhuan's brows furrowed even tighter and his lips pursed.

Lu Xiao's meaning was very clear. For Shao Jinhuan, this kind of contact was extraordinary and extravagant; but for Lu Xiao, it was nothing at all.

How many more intimate things has he done?

Shen Ci was the person involved, but he never dared to interrupt the inexplicable Shura field between the villain and the protagonist.

He had been observing the two of them silently, and unexpectedly discovered that there seemed to be some contempt in Lu Xiao's eyes when he said this, and he didn't know what he was mocking.

Lu Xiao was very strange tonight. Normally, when he had nothing to do, he would never do such an intimate thing. At most, he would just pat her on the head.

Even his emotions were a bit intense, completely different from his usual gentle and elegant gentleman appearance.

But speaking of it, Shao Jinhuan was even more strange today. Not only did he come here for no apparent reason, but now he was confronting Lu Xiao with an attitude that indicated he was ready to have a fight.

Although they are only six years younger than each other, he is considered Lu Xiao's junior and usually greets Lu Xiao by saying "Hello, Uncle Lu" whenever he sees him.

Shen Ci even felt the tense atmosphere between the two of them that was about to explode when Shen Bie and Shao Jinhuan were confronting each other.

The younger uncle should also be complaining on Shen Ci's behalf about Shao Jinhuan, the big pig's hoof. I thought that big brother Shen Bie was protective enough of his son, but I didn't expect that the younger uncle was even worse. No wonder he turned into a villain in the original novel.

No, it would be too embarrassing for my uncle to fight with others in public.

Shen Ci summoned up the courage to break the silence: "It's so late now. Aren't you tired? Let's go home and rest?"

As soon as Shen Ci finished speaking, he clearly felt the tense air around him relax, and the two of them looked at him at the same time.

Lu Xiao stopped tangling with Shao Jinhuan and turned away.

Shao Jinhuan's throat moved, but he could no longer utter a word to stop himself, and his feet seemed frozen, unable to take a single step.

He was somewhat annoyed to find that he actually had no reason to retain Shen Ci or stop Lu Xiao.

Senior? Childhood friend? Friend? Perhaps none of these can compare to the status of Lu Xiao, the "little uncle" in Shen Ci's heart.

Shao Jinhuan felt the familiar sour feeling in his heart again. If it was before when Shen Ci was still pestering him every day and expressing his love for him...

Someone patted him on the back, and Wei Shuo put his hand on his shoulder, which was rare, and made a clicking sound.

"Hey, I think Uncle Lu's eyes are not right when he looks at Xiao Ci. Only Shen Ci, that fool, still treats him as a respected elder."

He looked at Shao Jinhuan with a bit of schadenfreude: "Are you trying to get back at your old friend now? I tell you, if Uncle Lu takes action, you'll be doomed. Your helpless and furious look just now was, to be honest, a bit funny, hahaha..."

Shao Jinhuan shook off his hand, his face as cold as ice, and left alone.

Wei Shuo made a face at his back and said smugly, "Big pig's hoof, are you regretting this now? You used to think of Xiao Ci as a nuisance every day, you deserve it!"

***

Lu Xiao frowned and stared at Shen Ci's legs exposed to the cold air. Everything he touched was icy.

In late autumn, it will be much colder if you wear this at night.

"My legs are so cold."

Although he was just stating the facts, the gloomy expression that seemed to be about to bring a storm made Shen Ci feel particularly threatened.

Shen Ci flattered him: "This is designed by the stylist. I will put on my autumn pants and cotton pants when I go back. Don't be angry, uncle..."

Lu Xiao stuffed Shen Ci into the car and threw him a paper bag. Shen Ci took out something from the bag and saw that it was actually a pair of pure black autumn pants.

Lu Xiao smiled and said, "Okay, put it on now."

Shen Ci: “…” He was just saying it casually!

After Shen Ci's strenuous struggle, he finally managed to take off his autumn pants, put on Lu Xiao's suit jacket on his legs, and let the warm air vent cool his knees.

Lu Xiao seemed a little tired. After Shen Ci sat down, he leaned back in the back seat and closed his eyes to rest. After calming down, he looked a little haggard.

Shen Ci reached out and gently pressed his temples, and Lu Xiao did not refuse.

"Uncle, you didn't just get off work, did you?"

"Um."

It was already past nine in the evening. Lu Xiao rarely got off work so late in recent years. He usually worked from nine to six. Despite the heavy workload, he was very efficient.

But in fact, when Shen Ci was a child, Lu Xiao often worked all night and developed a workaholic habit.

Later, due to overdrawn health and the group's situation had basically stabilized, Lu Xiao's working hours gradually returned to normal.

There must be some big move by Yunxiao Group recently, which is why he is so busy.

Shen Ci looked worried and reminded him, "Uncle, you are not in good health and cannot stand being abused."

Lu Xiao laughed and ruffled his hair: "I work for myself."

My uncle is so tired from work, and I always have problems here that bother him. Shen Ci feels a little guilty: "Uncle, please don't come to pick me up in the future. You are so tired, take a good rest."

Lu Xiao smiled faintly: "Xiao Ci, you are very suitable to be an idol."

Shen Ci: “…Hmm?”

This topic was irrelevant, Shen Ci looked at Lu Xiao in confusion.

"When I saw you, my whole body relaxed."

"I'd love to see you, actually."

Shen Ci couldn't help but laugh: "Uncle, if you praise me like that, I will be flattered."

When Lu Xiao said this, Shen Ci also recalled the past. When he was still a little red scarf, Lu Xiao, who was still a teenager, was forced to take on the entire huge Lu Group by himself due to family changes, and he could not sleep for 4 hours in three days.

Even though he is so busy, Lu Xiao would still run to Shen's house whenever he has some free time, just to take a short nap with the little Shen Ci for a few minutes.

What Lu Xiao said then was exactly the same as what he says now.

For more than ten years, he has never been worried, while Lu Xiao is always so tired and busy. Shen Ci's heart aches and softens, and his fingers move down to help Lu Xiao's shoulders and back, which are stiff from sitting for a long time.

The soothing music is accompanied by a light aroma. The atmosphere in the car is quiet and comfortable, so warm that it makes one's bones go soft.

***

After the first live broadcast, Shen Ci never watched anything related to work again. Every day, he would just sit at home and take some photos of his daily life and post them on Weibo.

With careful care, the injuries on Shen Ci's hands have basically healed, and the faint scars can be easily removed with lighting and photo editing.

Shen Ci finally breathed a sigh of relief, finally no longer having to be confined at home.

As his hand injury healed, Shen Ci's vacation came to an end. Brother Zhang sent Shen Ci a notice of his upcoming events one day in advance, most of which were for the filming of commercials.

I have chosen with Brother Zhang before. He will have to participate in a three-month lifestyle variety show after the New Year. Before the New Year, he will take a break for a while to shoot some simple commercials, music videos, etc.

As soon as he arrived at the company the next day, Brother Zhang dragged him into the office and started to make arrangements. That day was just some light coordination work.

Shen Ci is not as bad-tempered as before, so Brother Zhang has reduced his workload a lot and just lets Shen Ci handle the work on his own.

The first thing to do is to find the person in charge of the Yunxiao Entertainment Annual Party stage to discuss the specific arrangements for the year-end stage program.

As luck would have it, after knocking on the door and opening it, Shen Ci saw Bai Ziwei was also in the person in charge's office.

The two were both stunned when they saw each other. The little cannon fodder Shen Ci quickly smiled friendly at the protagonist, but Bai Ziwei snorted with disdain.

Zhou Xing, the stage manager, touched his chin with a playful look. He recognized these two newly signed newcomers and had heard a little about their deeds.

It's this temperament and status, how come they seem to be swapped?

"Brother Zhou, first come, first served." Bai Ziwei reminded him.

Zhou Xing: "Of course. Shen Ci, right? Please go sit over there for a while."

Shen Ci had nothing to do, so he nodded and sat on the sofa to wait. Bai Ziwei and the person in charge did not deliberately lower their voices during their discussion, and Shen Ci heard most of it.

Bai Ziwei's program was to cosplay as a cute big bear, and do some simple singing and dancing with several artists dressed similarly, mainly to act cute, and finally take off the headgear to show his face.

This program sounded like a June 1st dance in kindergarten, and Shen Ci suddenly doubted the quality of this year-end party.

Bai Ziwei seemed to have the same idea as Shen Ci and was not very satisfied either, but he didn't know what to say, so he just took the information and left with a sour face.

"Come on, Shen Ci, come here for a moment."

Zhou Xing called Shen Ci, and Bai Ziwei suddenly stopped walking out, turned around and said with a smile: "Xiao Ci heard me just now, I also want to know what Xiao Ci's program is like."

Zhou Xing glanced at him and didn't bother to care. He handed the information to Shen Ci: "You will also be performing a singing and dancing program, but it will be a little more difficult. The people you will be working with are also professional singing and dancing idols, so work hard."

Professional singing and dancing type?

Shen Ci was a little nervous. Why did the difficulty suddenly increase so much when it came to him?

"There won't be a C position for me, right?" He lowered his head and muttered as he looked through the program schedule. Sure enough, he saw that there was a total of 30 seconds of C position time.

Shen Ci was a little disappointed. Although he was working hard now, the fact that he was just a vase could not be changed in a short time. Not to mention the 30 seconds of C position, even 3 seconds would make him collapse!

He has no experience in stage performances. If he gets nervous and makes a mistake, everything might fall apart, dragging down several talented artists working with him.

Shen Ci suddenly envied Bai Ziwei for being able to perform in a kindergarten show.

"Don't be nervous. There's still a month left and your teachers and teammates will take good care of you." Zhou Xing saw that he was nervous and comforted him with a smile.

As long as you are not tone-deaf or your cerebellum is extremely underdeveloped, it will be no problem for you to learn these singing, dancing and dance skills.

Since Brother Zhang had already told him that he could arrange this type of program for Shen Ci, it showed that the old man was very confident in Shen Ci's learning ability.

Before Shen Ci could reply, Bai Ziwei suddenly said in astonishment: "I don't accept it!"

"We are both artists of the same period, and we have the same level of contracts. Why can I only perform in a crappy show where I only appear for a few seconds at the end? And Shen Ci can participate in such a good show, and even have the center position for half a minute!"

"Am I worse looking than him? Or am I not as capable as him? I have stage performance experience! Does Shen Ci have that?"

Zhou Xing raised his eyebrows. Just now, Bai Ziwei seemed to be pretending to be kind, but now he is not even willing to put in the effort to be kind?