Song Yuanxi rode the luxury car all the way back to his residence. He didn’t move around restlessly during the journey, but simply leaned against the back of the seat, his gaze quietly sweeping around, mentally taking apart the interior decorations one by one.
Everything was simply perfect.
Liang Han’s taste was truly excellent.
By the end, he was even a bit reluctant to get out of the car mainly because the comfort level of the car seats was extremely high and very enjoyable.
The scent inside the car was also very pleasant; it had a hint of orange aroma but carried a minty undertone, refreshing the mind and feeling crisp. He didn’t know which fragrance brand was being used.
Song Yuanxi felt a bit lingering. What a pity; his total savings combined weren’t enough to buy even half of this car.
A thought couldn’t help but pop up in his mind: once he had money in the future, he must also buy a car like this to drive!
He had absolutely no ulterior motives; his eyes were filled only with the ambition and desire to buy a car.
However, falling into Liang Han’s eyes, this gaze and expression were not quite that way.
To him, it looked like the boy very much did not want to get out of the car and wanted to continue staying in the same space as him.
Liang Han glanced at him a few times. Originally, he couldn’t bear to ruin the other’s mood, but after a few seconds of silence, he felt he shouldn’t indulge it, so he spoke: “Go back and study it well. If you have a need, send me a message anytime.”
Song Yuanxi snapped back to reality, feeling he had been a bit rude just now—actually putting his future creditor to the side. He gave an embarrassed “mm,” said goodbye with a smile, and didn’t linger any longer, hurrying to open the door and step down.
After returning to his room, it still felt a bit incredible. Although the purpose of this trip wasn’t exactly as he had planned, the result was no different from what he wanted.
It even slightly exceeded expectations.
He was very happy and couldn’t help sending a message to Xu Rao: 【Good news! Great news!】
Xu Rao didn’t reply; he was likely busy filming at this moment and hadn’t checked his phone.
He didn’t continue the harassment, ordered a random takeout, and went to the file folder to rummage out his management contract.
Teacher Liang Han was helping him so much; he couldn’t let the man down. He had to resolve the contract as soon as possible!
He planned to find his bank statements to do the math, then organize the results against the contract. Even if he had to stay up all night, he had to get it out quickly, so he could go to the company to clarify the termination matters as early as possible.
After all, the early-stage preparations for Liang Han’s project were almost ready. If he couldn’t terminate the contract early, it would delay the schedule.
He lay by the sofa and studied it seriously for a long time, confirming each point. He currently had no lingering business at the company; what remained were financial and tax issues. These had to be clarified by going to the company and talking with them.
In the evening, Xu Rao saw the message and gave him a voice call to ask how the situation was: “Did you wait for Liang Han today?”
Song Yuanxi frowned at the calculated amount, his mood having calmed down by now. He gave a casual “mm”: “I did.”
Hearing this, Xu Rao breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: “That’s great. These past few days, let alone you, I was getting anxious waiting. Finally, you caught him. Hey, did you persuade Liang Han? Did he agree to sign you? You said there’s good news—did he agree to sign you? What conditions did he offer?”
Song Yuanxi kept him in suspense: “No, his studio doesn’t sign people, so he couldn’t sign me.”
Xu Rao paused, his tone dropping: “Huh? That didn’t work either? Then don’t you have to go find a new target?”
Terminating a contract was truly troublesome. Xu Rao was momentarily glad he hadn’t encountered such a messy situation, yet felt a headache on Song Yuanxi’s behalf.
He then offered comfort: “Forget it, forget it. If he doesn’t sign you, it’s his lack of vision. We’ll find someone else! There will definitely be someone with the wisdom to recognize a pearl!”
Song Yuanxi said softly: “That’s not it either. No need to find anyone else.”
“What do you mean?”
Xu Rao was completely baffled and guessed wildly: “You didn’t agree to the company’s demands, did you? Why suddenly no need to find a boss? That wouldn’t be good news.”
Song Yuanxi stopped the suspense and laughed: “No, it’s that Liang Han agreed to lend me money. He won’t sign me, but he will help me terminate the contract.”
Xu Rao was silent for a while before speaking: “He’s that good?”
“Mm! Right? You also think he’s a good person!”
Song Yuanxi couldn’t help but lament: “I also discovered it today. Liang Han really is a good person. It’s rare having mixed his way to the top of the circle and still being so good. He not only agreed to lend me money for the termination, but he even drove me back to my residence tonight! I should have made him my idol earlier! Had I known, I would have gone straight to him before, saving me the trouble of offending Shen Yu.”
But after saying it, he also felt it wasn’t right. If it hadn’t been for going to find Shen Yu that day, he wouldn’t have met Liang Han.
If not for what happened in the club back then, he probably wouldn’t have dared to look for Liang Han, and then there wouldn’t have been such good progress afterward.
Thinking about how good Liang Han was and that he wanted to join his cast to act later, Song Yuanxi wanted to perform well: “Hey, since he’s going to be my creditor in the future, should I watch more of his works? So I can flatter him better later?”
He had only seen Liang Han’s most popular works; there were still many he hadn’t seen.
“…If he really helps you terminate the contract, then you should do that. Saying more good things isn’t a problem.”
But Xu Rao was uneasy and brought up his previous thought again, “But, Yuanxi, aren’t you worried that there’s something wrong with him?”
Song Yuanxi’s train of thought broke, puzzled: “What problem?”
“Why is he being good to you? Think about it for no reason, why would he be this good to you?”
Xu Rao was still quite realistic. After all, having stumbled around in this circle, he had seen too much: “I don’t believe he simply wants to help you. Those who mix to the top of this circle are all people of vast experience; how can he be moved without some benefit? If he signed you, one could say it’s for making money in the future that would be reassuring. But he won’t sign you, yet is willing to lend you money. This is too suspicious! What is he after? Acts of great kindness to help people? Then why doesn’t he show this kindness to others?”
Xu Rao was very suspicious: “I think he definitely has his eye on you!”
Especially driving him back; it was too suspicious.
“I don’t think so. You’re just being influenced by my previous encounter!”
Song Yuanxi recalled the previous situation.
Several times before, the man had implicitly warned him not to overthink it; his attitude was so serious and earnest that it didn’t look like an act. He was clearly very resistant to homosexuality truly a straight man.
And he could also feel that Liang Han wasn’t the type of gay or bisexual person he had met before.
There wasn’t that kind of feeling about him that made straight men uncomfortable; one wouldn’t feel like he had any ideas about oneself.
The more Song Yuanxi recalled, the more certain he became: “He hasn’t taken a liking to me. I’ve interacted with him a few times, and he’s very averse to me getting close to him. He’s just a straight man treating me as a junior.”
Xu Rao was half-doubting: “Then why do you think he wants to help you?”
Song Yuanxi had his own judgment on this: “Regarding that role I went to audition for before, he thinks I’m very suitable and wants me to play it. His purpose is to get me into the cast to act. That’s why when I begged him to sign me, he said he couldn’t sign me, but could lend me money to terminate otherwise, with the company in the middle, I wouldn’t be able to go act.”
Xu Rao wasn’t completely convinced: “How would it be impossible? He’s so capable; if he just wanted you to act, he could totally cooperate with your company to let you join the cast. There’s no need to go to this extent.”
The more Xu Rao spoke, the more he frowned: “It’s really strange. Helping you terminate, letting you join the cast, and not expecting you to make money for him in the future… I bet others begging to sell their bodies couldn’t even get this chance, right?”
Song Yuanxi really felt he was overthinking: “Don’t you say! He really did think that way at first! It was only when I told him I didn’t want to be shackled by the company in the future that he mentioned lending me money. I don’t think there’s a problem. Besides, he’s lending me money; I have to pay it back.”
Xu Rao was silent for a few seconds: “Then did he say he wants you to pay interest?”
“…”
There really wasn’t that.
Song Yuanxi hadn’t even thought of this point: “I will definitely give it when I pay the money back!”
Xu Rao stopped speaking.
Song Yuanxi said with certainty: “He really has no improper thoughts about me. I can feel it. When he looks at me, his gaze doesn’t have that feeling like those ‘Old Fogies’ [creepy older men]; he’s just a good person.”
Xu Rao wasn’t clear on what it was like for Liang Han to interact with him, nor did he know if it was truly like that. But since Song Yuanxi was so persistent, maybe he was overthinking: “Perhaps I’m just being paranoid. Seeing him agree to help you so easily, I couldn’t help but be suspicious. Maybe he truly is a great person.”
“But I think you should still take it easy and be careful to protect yourself.”
“Mm.”
Song Yuanxi understood his concern: “Rest assured, I know.”
He then made a joke: “Regardless of whether he has other intentions, let me terminate the contract first. In any case, it’s not a bad thing.”
Xu Rao thought the same; anyway, Liang Han was only helping him terminate and not signing him.
Even if Liang Han really had some improper thoughts, he couldn’t do anything to Song Yuanxi.
In short, the termination was most important.
Speaking of termination, Xu Rao became worried again: “By the way, did he write it down in black and white that he agreed to help you terminate? What if he doesn’t keep his word?”
Song Yuanxi paused, having not thought of this at all: “No. Writing it in black and white would be so bad. He’s helping me without asking for anything in return; doing that would make it seem like I don’t trust him.”
Xu Rao strongly disagreed: “Then what if he regrets it later? You should ask him for a guarantee.”
Song Yuanxi thought about it, but still couldn’t be thick-skinned enough to contact Liang Han at this moment to ask for a guarantee: “If he didn’t want to keep his word, he wouldn’t have had to agree to me. He probably won’t go back on his word.”
Xu Rao: “True. This is your future creditor; you really can’t offend him.”
Song Yuanxi echoed: “Yeah. He also told me to come back and calculate the penalty for breach of contract clearly. I’ve been calculating for a long time just now; I feel I need to find a reliable lawyer. By the way, do you know any law firms?”
Xu Rao: “I only know our company’s. I’m not very familiar with outside ones, but I can help you ask around.”
“Wait,” Xu Rao’s tone shifted, “You can ask Liang Han! He has wide connections; he definitely knows more powerful lawyers. Since he said he’d help you terminate, just ask him to recommend a lawyer to help you terminate sooner. It’s not a bad thing for him either. His film crew should be starting soon; time is precious! It’s also helping him save money, right?”
Song Yuanxi snapped out of it: “That’s true. Then I’ll contact him in a bit.”
“Then go attend to the business. I’m going to take a shower too.” No matter how much more they talked, they couldn’t come up with anything else. Xu Rao prepared to go to sleep early. “If you need anything, tell me! I support you!”
Song Yuanxi gave an “mm,” and after saying goodnight, cut the voice call. He turned around and sent a message to Liang Han, asking if he had a lawyer to recommend.
Liang Han very quickly sent him a business card: 【This is Lawyer Zhang Yong, who specializes in handling contract terminations. You can communicate with him about the termination.】
Song Yuanxi: 【Thank you! I’ll add him as a friend and chat right away!】
A wave of touched emotion hit his heart. Liang Han was truly sincere about helping him terminate!
As soon as he asked, the man helped by pushing the lawyer over!
It was just so fast that it made him unable to help but think of what Xu Rao had said.
What if his feelings weren’t accurate?
Thinking of this, Song Yuanxi couldn’t help but feel a surge of impulse. He picked a few emojis and sent them over as a test: 【[Heart Finger][Love You][Blow Kiss]】
Liang Han was on the phone with Shao Dong. Seeing the message, he paused: “…”
This person indeed still harbored other thoughts in his heart; he had come to test him already.
Was it because he agreed to help him terminate today that he gave him ideas?