Huo Yang could not help but sigh in his heart about Qu Man—really, what is with this gaze? They collaborated so many times in the past, yet no rumors ever spread; how is it that now, her eyes are almost glued to Su Yi?
Since she just happened to run into Zhuang Qingyuan, who was currently burning with rage and had nowhere to vent, how could he possibly let her off?
More than half the time had passed, and the next segment involved team formation. Just as Qu Man was about to walk toward Qian Xu, Wu Guo darted out and pulled Qian Xu to his side.
Wu Guo preempted her, raising his hand: “We are a team, an assassin and bodyguard combo, right Qian Xu?”
Su Yi did not want to be scratched on the chest by Qu Man again, so he nodded in cooperation. But this Wu Guo hadn’t always looked down on him? Why was he taking the initiative to team up with him now?
“Just a moment ago… I saw her touching you. You… still have some acting skills. In the future, you must walk the righteous path more, be a good person, and you will eventually become famous.” Wu Guo covered the microphone and whispered close to Su Yi.
Hearing this, Su Yi couldn’t help but laugh out loud. Now, whenever he sees Wu Guo, the four big characters “Light of the Righteous Path” automatically appear in his mind!
Because Wu Guo is also a minor actor, once the two teamed up, they received the least screen time.
However, regardless of whether they had screen time, both were performing with their hearts.
After the recording ended, Wang Xia greeted them and brought Su Yi away. Of course, she also noticed that Qu Man’s gaze was not right today.
“What is going on?”
Only after Su Yi returned to the car to remove his makeup did Wang Xia ask.
Su Yi: “Qu Man might like younger brothers? Never noticed it before.”
“Even if she, Qu Man, likes younger brothers, she shouldn’t be so undisguised on the program. I’ll go have a chat with her.” Wang Xia said, about to get out of the car.
Su Yi stopped Wang Xia: “No rush. First, check on Qu Man’s recent situation. See if she has encountered anything. Reasonably speaking, for her to reach her current position, there is no need for her to manufacture scandals for herself.”
“Yes, she was indeed a bit strange today; it was almost too intentional.” Wang Xia nodded, “After all, you two are old partners. Asking bluntly might hurt our standing. I’ll have someone look into what is happening on her end first.”
Su Yi finished removing his makeup, took off his clothes, and let Xiao Xue and Zuo Lin return the outfits and hairpieces.
Wang Xia held Su Yi’s wrist and peeled back the wound bandage, seeing a long scar. Although it was almost healed, one could imagine how gruesome the wound must have been at first!
“It hasn’t been easy for Qian Xu these past two years. He attended who knows how many drinking parties. If he hadn’t been able to drink and hold his own, he would have been bullied long ago.” Su Yi said.
“This child… has suffered.” Wang Xia’s eyes were a bit wet; she stuck the bandage back on and helped Su Yi put on his jacket.
“Do you want to change the ointment? I’ll ask someone to find something that doesn’t leave a scar.”
“No need, this one works quite well.” Su Yi said.
Xiao Xue and Zuo Lin returned and sat in the car, and the car departed.
“Brother, we ran into that Wu Guo just now, and he asked about you.”
“Hm.” Su Yi responded.
“I was a bit surprised that a kid with that temperament would proactively choose to be on a team with you in the end.” Wang Xia said.
Su Yi smiled: “He’s quite worried, constantly urging me to walk the righteous path more in the future.”
“Walk the righteous path.” Wang Xia, Xiao Xue, and Zuo Lin all laughed after hearing this.
“The children nowadays are really hilarious.” Wang Xia said, “After this live stream, public opinion about you online has changed a bit. The negative evaluations have decreased significantly; all in all, the effect is good.”
“Also, the matter regarding Zhou Shaozi has completely lost its heat. It must be that Su Xinghan spent money to pull it down. Su Xinghan was cuckolded; he really lost a lot of face this time.”
Su Yi closed his eyes to rest: “He has always valued Su Yu’an and is still thinking of relying on Su Yu’an to make a comeback; he won’t divorce Zhou Shaozi.”
“Zhou Shaozi plays so wildly, what if Su Yu’an isn’t Su Xinghan’s?” Wang Xia joked.
Su Yi suddenly opened his eyes: “It’s not impossible.”
“I’m joking. All these years, would a narrow-minded person like Su Xinghan not verify clearly whether Su Yu’an is his?”
“What if?” Su Yi took out his phone to send a message, “What if Zhou Shaozi hid it deep? That would be interesting.”
Wang Xia: “If it’s true, it would really be satisfying; Su Xinghan can be considered to have received retribution.”
Xiao Xue and Zuo Lin heard the conversation, looked at each other, and stared directly at Qian Xu in the front seat.
Xiao Xue daringly asked blankly: “Brother, have you returned?”
Hearing Xiao Xue’s question, Su Yi looked back and smiled, saying: “Silly girl!”
Upon hearing this familiar “silly girl,” tears streamed down Xiao Xue’s face.
Zuo Lin also covered his mouth in disbelief. Wang Xia looked back at the two and smiled, reminding them: “Keep it in your hearts.”
Xiao Xue and Zuo Lin nodded vigorously. For the rest of the journey, no one said anything else.
But Xiao Xue and Zuo Lin kept smiles on their faces, their eyes filled with tears, and the way they looked at their “Brother Qian Xu” completely changed.
Longing, surprise, cherishing, and joy—joy from the bottom of their hearts!
Qin Yan walked to the monitoring room, pulled out a video clip, handed it to his assistant, and instructed the assistant to upload it to the internet.
Arriving at Qing Manor, Su Yi got out of the car. Zhuang Qingyuan was already standing at the entrance, not knowing how long he had been waiting.
Su Yi looked at Zhuang Qingyuan, whose deep eyes carried thirty percent sorrow and seventy percent grievances. This look… anyone who didn’t know better would think he was an abandoned puppy.
Seeing Zhuang Qingyuan, Wang Xia waved but didn’t get out of the car; she left Su Yi behind and took Xiao Xue and Zuo Lin away.
Su Yi walked past Zhuang Qingyuan and was blocked by Zhuang Qingyuan reaching out an arm.
Zhuang Qingyuan opened a video and handed it to Su Yi: “This is it. Someone wanted to upload it, but don’t worry, it has already been intercepted.”
Su Yi saw that it was the misaligned angle of him and Qu Man; it really had been clipped by someone.
Since it had already been intercepted, it meant everything was fine. Su Yi didn’t say anything and walked over to open the door.
Seeing Su Yi ignoring him, Zhuang Qingyuan felt even more aggrieved. Shouldn’t he explain this video to him? Although it was a misaligned angle, they had been so close that he had even felt jealous.
As Su Yi closed the door, Zhuang Qingyuan followed and extended his foot to block it.
Su Yi glanced at Zhuang Qingyuan’s foot being pinched, let go, and walked straight into the house.
Zhuang Qingyuan looked at the released door—see, Su Yi still felt sorry for him; he couldn’t bear to crush his foot!
“When I arrived, I saw Sister Qian Qian just leaving; she should have gone to the supermarket.” Zhuang Qingyuan said behind Su Yi.
Su Yi still didn’t respond. He took off his jacket, threw it on the sofa, and went back to his room to take a shower. That scratch Qu Man gave him earlier made Su Yi feel uncomfortable all over; he had to wash it off.
Zhuang Qingyuan stood to the side, quick-handed and sharp-eyed, picking up Su Yi’s jacket from the sofa and carefully folding it neatly.
Then, he sat obediently on the sofa and waited.
Su Yi walked into the shower room. The warm shower poured down, and that feeling of discomfort was slowly washed away, feeling much more comfortable and relaxed.
He had filmed kiss scenes with Qu Man before; why hadn’t he had such a big reaction, yet this time…
It must be that even when they filmed intimate scenes in the past, their hearts were very pure, but this time, he had truly been teased by Qu Man.
Su Yi finished washing and walked out wearing a bathrobe, wiping his hair with a towel, and walked straight to the refrigerator to get a bottle of water.
He closed the refrigerator, turned his head, and saw that Zhuang Qingyuan was already waiting in the living room, holding a hairdryer.
Su Yi looked at the attentive Zhuang Qingyuan; this puppy… is quite good at making people’s hearts soft!
Su Yi cooperated and walked to Zhuang Qingyuan’s side to sit down. Zhuang Qingyuan’s heart was uncontrollably happy, and he adjusted the temperature.
His movements were very gentle and precious as he helped blow-dry Su Yi’s hair.
Zhuang Qingyuan’s fingers wove through his hair; because the movements were too gentle, the sensation made Su Yi feel a bit itchy.
“A little harder.”
Su Yi nested in the sofa with a lazy posture, squinting his eyes as he looked at Zhuang Qingyuan.
Zhuang Qingyuan lowered his eyes, looking at the languid Su Yi. Because the collar of the bathrobe was open, he could see a patch of cold, white, toned pectoral muscles, which made Zhuang Qingyuan’s breathing erratic.
The next second, he took the hairdryer away, and Zhuang Qingyuan reached out to help Su Yi straighten his bathrobe, his fingertips inadvertently touching his chest, trembling slightly.
He quickly retracted his hand and continued to blow-dry his hair: “I was afraid of hurting you.”
Su Yi lowered his head to look at his collar, which was wrapped tightly, raised his eyes to look at Zhuang Qingyuan, hooked his lips, and said: “You are too light; I’m not comfortable. Use a little force.”
Hearing Su Yi say such things, Zhuang Qingyuan uncontrollably thought of other places. His throat rolled, his fingertips added a little force, and he asked in a low, husky voice: “Is this… okay?”
“Hm.” Su Yi closed his eyes comfortably. The temperature of the hairdryer was appropriate, blowing him into a state of drowsiness.
Zhuang Qingyuan felt the completely dry hair and looked at Su Yi, who had his eyes closed: “Don’t sleep here; I’ll carry you to the bed.”
Su Yi opened his eyes, and Zhuang Qingyuan happened to lean in close.
He met those amorous, peach-blossom eyes.
“Zhuang Qingyuan.” Su Yi’s fingertips lightly caressed Zhuang Qingyuan’s long eyelashes, “Your eyes are so beautiful.”
“You… are more beautiful.” Zhuang Qingyuan was parched by Su Yi’s gaze and leaned down, slowly getting closer.
Su Yi: “Like Qian Xu?”
“Like you.” Zhuang Qingyuan picked Su Yi up horizontally and called out softly in Su Yi’s ear, “Su Yi.”
Su Yi raised his hand to hook around Zhuang Qingyuan’s neck, allowing Zhuang Qingyuan to carry him back to the room.
Zhuang Qingyuan placed Su Yi on the bed and looked down at Su Yi’s eyes with great depth. Su Yi watched as those beautiful peach-blossom eyes slowly began to brim with intense invasion and possession.
“Sleep.” Zhuang Qingyuan gently rubbed the hair on Su Yi’s forehead with soft movements. He wanted to get closer but held back. He got up, tucked the quilt in for Su Yi, turned around, and left, gently closing the bedroom door as he went.
Su Yi raised his arm to cover his eyes and chuckled softly: “Delicious little puppy.”
Zhuang Qingyuan walked out of the front door, where Huo Yang and the driver were already waiting.
“Qu Man has already arrived; shall we go now?” Huo Yang asked.
“Let’s go.”
Zhuang Qingyuan sat in the car, closing his eyes, his mind full of the image of Su Yi hooking his neck. He felt the fire that hadn’t been extinguished in his body burning even more fiercely!
“You are…” Huo Yang looked at Zhuang Qingyuan’s look of sexual frustration and asked curiously, “Did he do something to you again?”
Zhuang Qingyuan couldn’t be bothered to pay him any mind, forcibly suppressing the agitation in his body.
“Fine, if you won’t say it, you won’t. It’s obvious you didn’t succeed; otherwise, you wouldn’t be stifled like this.” Huo Yang tried to provoke Zhuang Qingyuan with his words.
Zhuang Qingyuan really opened his eyes and gave him a fierce sidelong glance, then closed them again.
“If you don’t want to share, fine! Qu Man’s family had some things happen; she needs high exposure now and has already accepted several variety shows. Setting her sights on Qian Xu must be to stir up some heat. Besides, Qian Xu just had a scandal with you; stirring it up with Qian Xu doesn’t lower her status. More importantly, Qian Xu fits her taste; she likes younger brothers now.” Huo Yang saw he couldn’t provoke anything else and could only talk about business.
After the live stream ended, Zhuang Qingyuan’s anger had subsided a little. Originally, he wanted to save some face for Qu Man out of consideration for Su Yi and just have Huo Yang come forward to issue a warning. Regardless, Qu Man had collaborated with Su Yi many times and was someone in the industry who had a relatively good relationship with Su Yi.
But when Zhuang Qingyuan saw that misaligned video, all thoughts of leaving face or not were completely gone!