Chapter 93: His younger brother was taken home by Gu Fei again
A black sedan slowly drove into the filming base of Mingri Xingchen (Tomorrow Star), and after a while, it stopped in the open space in front of the dormitory building.
An Jing carefully unfastened the seatbelt for Lin Qingyan, who was sitting in the passenger seat. The young man’s expression was somewhat absent-minded, a hint of loneliness in his eyes. He belatedly said thank you.
An Jing didn’t know what to say, so he patted his shoulder comfortingly, “Let’s go.”
“Mm.” Lin Qingyan composed himself, and after getting out of the car, he walked upstairs with An Jing. Many staff members and contestants were secretly looking at them.
After all, they had witnessed Lin Qingyan exposing An Nanyi’s actions that day, and the incident had been spreading wildly online for the past two days. Everyone was very curious.
It seemed that Lin Qingyan had been recognized by the An family, otherwise, why would he be with An Jing? It was really unexpected; such a melodramatic plot was happening right beside them.
However… how was An Nanyi doing now?
Since An Nanyi ran away from the filming site that night, he hadn’t returned. He had done so many bad things behind the scenes that he probably wouldn’t be able to continue participating in the competition.
Adding to this, Lin Qingyan was injured and had to withdraw from the competition. Two contestants from the top ranks suddenly left, one of whom was the most popular, number one contestant. The contestants hovering around the debut positions must be overjoyed—two fewer competitors.
Lin Qingyan had indeed withdrawn from the competition. He came today to pack his luggage and say goodbye to everyone.
It was untrue to say he wasn’t disappointed. Since his injury, this matter had been weighing on his heart. He could only comfort himself that there were gains and losses, at least he had been reunited with his family.
Lu Yuqi and Liu Yang were both in the dormitory. When they saw Lin Qingyan come in, Liu Yang felt a little embarrassed. After hesitating for a while, he walked up to Lin Qingyan and said, in front of a puzzled Lin Qingyan:
“Lin Qingyan, I’m sorry.”
“I misunderstood you before and often targeted you. I didn’t know An Nanyi was that kind of person.”
Lin Qingyan was a little surprised and looked at Lu Yuqi. The other party was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, looking relaxed. He raised his eyebrows and said, “Be magnanimous, don’t bother with a fool.”
“Lu Yuqi!” Liu Yang glared at him.
Lu Yuqi: “What? Want a beating? Just say the word.”
Liu Yang dejectedly looked away.
Lin Qingyan couldn’t help but smile and said to Liu Yang, “It’s okay, it’s all in the past.”
He was never petty. He was always friendly and kind to others, unless someone did something unforgivable, he wouldn’t hold a grudge.
Lin Qingyan’s hand was inconvenient, so everyone helped him pack his luggage. He didn’t have much luggage, just a 24-inch suitcase, and it was packed in less than half an hour.
He had lived here for almost two months, and Lin Qingyan was a little reluctant to leave. The person he was most reluctant to leave was Lu Yuqi, his first true friend.
“Yuqi, I’m leaving. Let’s hug.” He opened his uninjured left hand towards Lu Yuqi, his eyes slightly red.
Young Master Lu still had no expression, looking like he didn’t care about anything. He muttered something about being sentimental, but his body was honest, and he hugged Lin Qingyan.
“Take care of yourself, got it?”
Lin Qingyan smiled and said, “Mm, you too. Work hard on your training; I’m waiting for you to debut in the C position.”
“Damn An Nanyi, don’t let me see him, or I’ll beat him up every time I see him!” Lu Yuqi said fiercely, but his eyes were red, and tears were faintly flickering.
However, at this moment, An Jing came in and looked at Lu Yuqi’s face with interest. Tsk… so the ferocious little wild dog also cries.
Lu Yuqi’s face turned red, and he glared fiercely at him: “What are you looking at? I’ll gouge your eyes out if you keep looking!”
An Jing said “Oh,” “I’m so scared.”
Lu Yuqi: “…”
After saying goodbye to Lu Yuqi, Lin Qingyan was about to leave. However, when he turned around, he found a group of people standing at the door. Some faces were familiar, and some were unfamiliar.
They were all contestants from Tomorrow Star.
“YanYan, we’re going to miss you so much.”
“Please don’t go…”
“YanYan, this is a small gift for you. I hope you don’t dislike it. Thank you for helping me practice when I was having trouble.”
“Me too! Me too!”
…
“Thank you, thank you all.”
Whether genuine or feigned, at this moment, Lin Qingyan was deeply moved. He had never experienced this in his previous life. He fought back the tears, hugging and bidding farewell to each person.
An Jing watched from the side, a smile unconsciously spreading across his face. His gaze drifted to the young man not far away, Lu Yuqi, who was also watching but not participating.
However, on that usually expressionless face, always conveying an air of aloofness, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, his eyes smiling.
This kid actually looks quite sunny when he smiles; that unruly aura is significantly lessened.
An Jing sometimes wondered if Lu Yuqi was imitating his cousin Gu Fei, pretending to be mature and profound, but he only learned the surface; inside, he’s still a middle-schooler who loves Ultraman.
Young Master Lu quickly noticed someone watching him. The smile instantly disappeared from his face, replaced by a fierce glare. What are you looking at? I’ll gouge your eyes out!
After saying goodbye to everyone, Lin Qingyan was truly leaving. An Jing carried his suitcase beside him, and started a conversation, “YanYan, this suitcase doesn’t look big, but it’s quite heavy. What’s inside?”
“Half of it is books,” Lin Qingyan pursed his lips, smiling a little embarrassedly. “I thought I could study when I had free time, but the training was too tiring, and I haven’t touched these books much.”
He trained until late every night. After returning to the dormitory to wash up, he would fall asleep as soon as he lay in bed; he even dreamed of training, having no time to study.
Lin Qingyan made a firm decision to catch up on his studies when he got back.
“Studying?” An Jing asked, “Are you going to take the college entrance exam next year?”
“Yes.”
An Jing recalled Gu Fei’s previous words and naturally knew that Lin Qingyan had been forced to drop out of high school in his third year, the perpetrator being his once-beloved “brother,” An Nanyi.
He felt a pang of heartache and guilt. Lin Qingyan was already nineteen years old. If those things hadn’t happened, he would be a sophomore in college now; he’d heard he had excellent grades.
An Jing put his hand on the young man’s shoulder and asked kindly, “Then, YanYan, what school do you want to go to?”
“Nancheng Drama Academy.” Lin Qingyan answered almost without hesitation.
An Jing was somewhat surprised because he had attended Nancheng Drama Academy, the most famous performing arts school in the country; many big-name stars in the entertainment industry graduated from this school.
“I thought you were going to apply to a music academy.” An Jing could see that Lin Qingyan had a high talent in music, and he thought he would pursue that path.
Lin Qingyan said, “To be honest, I want to study acting.”
In his previous life, he had acted, even playing the male lead, but they were all low-budget, assembly-line idol dramas. The director didn’t require acting skills, only good looks.
Lin Qingyan didn’t like that, but that was reality. He had no popularity or background, and had no good resources; having work was already good enough.
Despite that, he still loved acting.
Perhaps it was because acting allowed him to experience different lives, allowing him to temporarily detach himself from reality and forget the messy troubles and pains.
“Acting is good too. As long as you like it, if you have any questions, just ask your big brother.” An Jing naturally respected Lin Qingyan’s choice; whatever he wanted to do, as long as he was happy.
Lin Qingyan sighed, “I still feel like I’m dreaming.”
An Jing: “Mm?”
Lin Qingyan: “The famous movie star is actually my older brother. Actually…” he paused, adding a little embarrassedly, “I’ve always admired you quite a bit.”
Hearing this, An Jing’s heart blossomed with joy, because he finally found something to brag to Gu Fei about: his brother admired him, not Gu Fei!
Just then, his dear brother said, “Big brother, let’s go home quickly. Fei-ge is waiting for me.”
An Jing: “…”
The smile instantly froze on his face.
He had forgotten that YanYan was going home with Gu Fei today. His brother was going to be taken home by Gu Fei again! His sweet, adorable, sensible, obedient little rabbit brother was going back to the fox’s den!
He still had work and couldn’t go back with them.
An Jing managed a smile, “YanYan, are you sure you want to live at Gu Fei’s house? He’s so busy with work, always working overtime, he probably won’t have time to take care of you, right?”
In his impression, Gu Fei was a workaholic; besides work, he had no other hobbies; there were seven days a week he worked overtime.
Lin Qingyan was puzzled, “Really? Fei-ge often gets off work on time and goes home. Sometimes, he even comes back early.”
An Jing: “…” He miscalculated.
Seeing his big brother’s complex expression, Lin Qingyan guessed something and asked cautiously, “Big brother, do you know about Fei-ge and me?”
“Mm.” An Jing nodded with great difficulty.
Not only did he know, he had sincerely been happy for Gu Fei, blessed him, and even said that Lin Qingyan belonged to Gu Fei, for life.
“Fei-ge helped me a lot. Without him, I wouldn’t be where I am today.”
When it came to Gu Fei, An Jing noticed that his brother’s expression changed; his eyes were full of smiles, and there was a sparkle in his eyes.
After a while, his brother looked at him nervously, “Big brother, will you object to Fei-ge and me being together?”
An Jing: “…”
His face held a smile, but he secretly gritted his teeth, forcing out two words, “Won’t.”