Chapter 156: Trending Again and Again
It wasn’t long before the subordinate tailing An Nanyi reported back to Gu Fei. Shortly after An Jing left the hospital, An Nanyi was also discharged. The next morning, he was seen with his luggage, boarding a flight out of Nancheng.
Gu Fei had a pretty good idea of what An Jing had said to him. Leaving Nancheng was for the best, but he wasn’t about to let his guard down. He instructed his subordinate to keep following him.
He wouldn’t let someone who held a grudge against An Qingyan out of his sight.
Meanwhile, An Qingyan was completely oblivious. The An family wouldn’t burden him with these matters, and neither would Gu Fei. With nothing to do at home, he was struck by a sudden whim and decided to learn how to bake cookies from Song Shuman.
He wanted to make them for Gu Fei personally, even using cute molds to create all sorts of adorable shapes. The thought of Gu Fei, with his serious, mature, and cold expression, seeing these cookies amused him to no end.
An Yu, drawn by the sweet aroma, came to investigate. Seeing his younger brother packing the adorable cookies into equally adorable bags, he couldn’t help but let out a honking laugh.
“Honk honk honk… Who are you giving these to? Some little kid? This is so childish, honk honk honk…”
An Qingyan was amused by his second brother’s laugh. His hand slipped, and a pig-faced cookie fell onto the counter. He picked it up and stuffed it into An Yu’s mouth. After a quick glance to make sure Song Shuman wasn’t around, he whispered that they were for Gu Fei.
A mischievous glint danced in his bright, peach-blossom eyes, a clear sign of his playful intentions.
An Yu laughed even harder, the cookie nearly falling out of his mouth.
“Yanyan, you’re so wicked!”
Gu Fei had probably never eaten anything so adorable in his twenty-something years. It just didn’t match his cold face and reserved personality at all, right?!
The bags were even pink, with Hello Kitty printed on them. They must have been bought by his mother; Song Shuman was a fifty-something-year-old with the heart of a young girl.
An Qingyan finished packing the cookies. Probably feeling a little embarrassed himself, he put the cute bags inside a plain, proper white gift bag before heading out.
Song Shuman asked, “An Yu, where’s Yanyan?”
“Um… he just went out to hang out with Gu Fei. He’ll probably be back this afternoon.” Or maybe he won’t be back this afternoon, or even tonight, An Yu mused, his mind already conjuring up R-rated scenarios.
Song Shuman remarked, “Is that so? They’re really close.”
An Yu sincerely agreed, “Yeah, really close.”
“Hey, wait a minute, why aren’t you at work yet? It’s already eleven in the morning!” Song Shuman noticed An Yu still lounging on the sofa, leisurely playing on his phone. She walked over and twisted his ear. “You brat, get up and go to work!”
Second Young Master An yelped in pain but didn’t dare resist. With a pained expression, he said, “I’m going, I’m going, can’t you see I’m in pain! Ouch, ouch, ouch! Big Brother doesn’t go to the family company either, why don’t you say anything to him!!”
Song Shuman retorted, “Your big brother has his own career. Do you?”
An Yu declared, “Then I’ll go into acting too! I’ll be a big star!”
Song Shuman scoffed, “With your contrived acting? Are you going to play a corpse?”
An Yu whined, “You don’t respect me! Ahhh, it hurts, it hurts!!”
…
The car drove directly into the underground parking garage of the Gu Corporation.
After getting out, An Qingyan used his fingerprint to take the CEO’s exclusive elevator to the top floor. Gu Fei’s secretaries all recognized him, so he entered the CEO’s office without any trouble.
After the young man left, the secretaries began to discuss excitedly.
“Oh my god, oh my god! Working at Gu Corporation is the best, we get to see a fresh Yanyan!!”
“He just smiled at me, his smile was so gentle!!”
“Don’t even think about it, sister. Yanyan belongs to Mr. Gu, our future CEO’s wife. They’re so perfect together!!!”
“Every time I see those netizens shipping the ‘Dumb Beauty’ and the ‘Arrogant King’ CP, I can’t help but want to tell them the truth, but I can’t! I don’t want to get fired, damn it!!”
…
The office was empty. The secretary said Mr. Gu was still in a meeting downstairs. He placed the cookies on the desk, then familiarly poured himself a glass of water, sat on the sofa, took out his phone, and started working on multiple-choice questions for his liberal arts exam.
About twenty minutes later, he vaguely heard conversation and footsteps from outside. It must be Gu Fei returning. An Qingyan quickly got up and slipped into the lounge to hide.
“Is the development in the north of the city going smoothly?”
“Most have agreed to the demolition, but there are still a few holdouts who refuse to move. We’ve sent people to negotiate…”
“Mm, we need to hurry…” The man’s words trailed off when he saw the pink Hello Kitty bag on his desk. His mouth twitched slightly, but his face remained calm and cold as he pulled out his chair and sat down.
The assistant and subordinate behind him also saw the bag. They exchanged glances, seeing surprise in each other’s eyes. Pairing Mr. Gu with something so pink and girly was incredibly jarring!!
What on earth was going on?!
Gu Fei stared at the bag, then looked up at the two of them. “You can go now.”
The two acknowledged and, before leaving, glanced back. From a distance, they saw their cold-faced boss’s lips curve into a faint smile. They dismissed it as a trick of the light; otherwise, it would be too strange!!
Their Mr. Gu actually smiled at that pink, girly bag?!
Gu Fei opened the bag. Inside were several small paper bags, also pink and printed with fruits like strawberries and cherries.
The man’s lips twitched again, his expression indescribable. After a two-second silence, he picked up one of the small bags and opened it. Inside were milky-scented cookies in all sorts of shapes.
Little rabbits, little bears, little dogs, little cats, little pigs, and even pig heads… it was practically a zoo.
At this moment, Mr. Gu’s inner thoughts were: “…”
He closed his eyes in resignation, as if he couldn’t bear to look.
Sensing something, he turned his head towards the lounge. The door wasn’t completely closed, leaving a small crack. He remembered closing it when he left.
He strode towards the lounge, and as he pushed the door open, he saw the person inside. Leaning against the wall by the door, he was smiling innocently at him, his peach-blossom eyes slightly curved.
A heartless smile.
“Fei ge, are you surprised?”
The man leaned against the doorframe, arms crossed, his gaze a mixture of helplessness and indulgence. “Did Yanyan make these cookies?”
An Qingyan nodded and deliberately asked if he liked them.
Gu Fei replied, “…I like them.”
He didn’t need to guess that the kid was deliberately teasing him. The man flicked the young man’s forehead with his index finger and couldn’t help but chuckle. “It seems Yanyan is getting more and more disobedient.”
The consequence of being disobedient was…
An Qingyan was forced to sit on Gu Fei’s lap, feeding him the cookies one by one. After the little rabbit came the little bear, after the little bear came the little cat, after the little cat came the little dog…
…So cruel.
In the end, the one who was eaten by the big gray wolf was this little white rabbit who had willingly walked into the trap.
The little white rabbit’s eyes grew redder from crying.
The person involved was filled with regret, immense regret.
The big gray wolf, however, was satisfied, having unlocked a new scene.
By the time An Qingyan returned home, it was already evening. His second brother gave him a very strange look, his mind probably filled with unspeakable things.
After staying home for two more days, An Qingyan received a call from Lu Yuqi, who said he’d see him on set. At that time, he had just finished his audition, along with several other people.
The “Arrogant King” was so confident, it was hard for An Qingyan not to believe him.
That night, he received a message from Wu Weiguang, saying that the role of Lin Xiao had been given to Lu Yuqi, and thanking him for recommending Lu Yuqi for the audition.
As expected, a treasure’s friend is also not bad.
An Qingyan couldn’t help but smile. As expected, the “Arrogant King’s” confidence was justified. He wasn’t blindly confident; he had the skills to back it up. Although he acted nonchalant, he must have put in a lot of effort.
A few days later, “The Legend of Kyushu” officially began filming.
The filming location was in Lincheng, thousands of kilometers away. Lincheng had a large film and television base where many excellent works were filmed.
As luck would have it, An Qingyan and Lu Yuqi were on the same flight. They didn’t have to wait until they were on set to meet; they met at the airport. Since they ran into each other, they naturally traveled together.
This trip was public.
Many fans were already waiting at the airport exit in Lincheng, but they weren’t crowding or shouting. They were orderly lined up on both sides, leaving a passage in the middle.
But when An Qingyan and Lu Yuqi, along with their assistants and bodyguards, came out, both of their fan groups immediately erupted. What the hell was going on? Why were the two of them coming out together?!
Lu Yuqi had his hands in his pockets, wearing sunglasses. He nudged An Qingyan’s arm with his elbow, a smirk on his lips. His voice was light and cheerful, “See? This is what you call a grand entrance.”
The crowd erupted again.
A fan shouted at the top of her lungs, “Lu Yuqi, don’t do this! Mom is your solo stan!!”
An Qingyan: “…”
Yes, a grand entrance.
Stop smiling.
We’re going to be trending again in a minute.
That big vinegar jar at home is going to get jealous again.
Heaven knows, we’re really just good friends.
Technically, he was Lu Yuqi’s future… future, um… cousin-in-law.
Fortunately, they made it out of the airport smoothly.
Sure enough, in less than half an hour, An Qingyan and Lu Yuqi’s names were on the Weibo hot search. Especially the smile Lu Yuqi gave An Qingyan, which was being crazily reposted by netizens.
【Ahhhhh, I’m dying from the sweetness!!】
【I never thought I’d get to ship the ‘Arrogant King’ and the ‘Dumb Beauty’, and it’s the real people providing the content! So sweet, so sweet!!】
【Hahaha, that sister’s shout was hilarious. Forget being a solo stan, you deserve to be a CP fan.】
【Everyone knows that Shen Tinghan and Lin Xiao are a CP. The real-life CP I ship is playing my favorite fictional CP. Hahaha, this is amazing. My life is complete!!】
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