Chapter 220: Red (Nine thousand words!)

The two of them stared at each other for a long while, only to realize they truly lacked the ability to communicate through eye contact alone. They silently pulled out their phones; since they had phones to chat with, what was the point of making faces at each other here?

Li Pengfei sent him a message: This feels so awkward, damn it. My dad insisted on bringing me along. What does this business talk have to do with me?

Lu Yan He: Maybe it's to lay the groundwork for you to take over the company in the future?

Li Pengfei: Forget it. My family's company is my brother's business. I've long since accepted my position: just a rich second-generation kid who eats, drinks, and plays. The first half of my life depends on my dad, the second half on my brother.

Lu Yan He: That sounds a bit excessive.

Li Pengfei: No, I originally thought today would just be a casual chat. How did your agent end up debating with my dad about strategic intent and cooperation prospects?

Lu Yan He: How would I know?

Li Pengfei: How is that book of yours, *Jump Up*, coming along?

Lu Yan He said: Still waiting for manuscripts, but Chen Ziyan has already found someone to start the layout, and the cover design has already been commissioned.

Li Pengfei: You guys are planning to release it at the end of this month. Can you pull it off?

Lu Yan He: I don't know. The current progress is mainly stuck on the manuscripts; many haven't been collected yet.

Li Pengfei: Then you should solicit more people. There will always be people who flake; you have to be prepared for that.

Lu Yan He: I'm already soliciting, but it's very hard. Because it's the first issue, everyone is unsure of the situation, and many teachers are unwilling to give us their manuscripts.

Li Pengfei: Didn't you also solicit submissions on the Ye Mai website? Haven't you seen any good ones?

Lu Yan He said: It's not just the Ye Mai website; Jiang Yin Publishing also helped us solicit submissions, but the results were poor. Xu Xiaoyin said that many authors who used to submit are gradually disappearing because there are no more magazines. A whole community has vanished. Magazines not only cultivate readers but also authors; many authors emerged slowly in that way, but now that soil is gone.

Li Pengfei: That sounds so desolate. Is it really that miserable?

Lu Yan He: Yeah. The more I do this, the harder I realize it is. And I already have so many advantages and conveniences; I haven't even encountered many of the difficulties, so it's already considered quite smooth.

For a book, a thematic book, if you can't get enough manuscripts around the theme, the first issue might sell well because of the reputation, but it won't make readers want to buy the second or third issue.

Lu Yan He certainly hopes to make this book into a series, just like a magazine, and keep it going steadily.

"Yan He—" Chen Ziyan's voice suddenly pulled Lu Yan He from his thoughts.

Lu Yan He came back to his senses, "Huh?"

Chen Ziyan smiled and patted his shoulder, saying: "How come you suddenly zoned out? Here's the thing: the Xueyou APP is preparing to launch on September 1st, creating a 'back-to-school season' concept. There will be a launch event, and we mentioned that we could hold a live-streaming activity together at this event, inviting some of your live-stream fans to try out the app."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan He realized what she meant, nodded, and said: "Sure."

Li Luzhi's appreciation for Lu Yan He reached a new height after Lu Yan He was admitted to Zhenhua. Actually, it was mainly because Lu Yan He was Li Pengfei's friend. Although Li Luzhi was very busy with work, he knew that these two young men still met up and hung out every few days after the college entrance exam.

Especially the book *Jump Up* that Lu Yan He was working on; he had heard of it. Although from his perspective, he felt the book wouldn't succeed—after all, the publishing industry's trend had passed—he was very appreciative that a high school student, after finishing the college entrance exam, wasn't thinking about playing but about doing something like this.

If a person can think about doing something meaningful during their vacation, regardless of whether they succeed, the act itself proves they have pursuits.

And when he learned that his son was also involved and taking on some errand-running work, even if it was just running errands, Li Luzhi was very happy. His satisfaction with Lu Yan He could be seen from what he said to Li Pengfei. Now, Li Luzhi often says: "You should make more friends like Lu Yan He; I'll have less to worry about with you."

News of Lu Yan He's first endorsement soon appeared online.

In this era, any slight movement is easily spread to the internet.

Having debuted for so long, Lu Yan He finally had his first endorsement. His fans were quite happy, but Chen Ziliang's fans were very angry, feeling that Lu Yan He only got the endorsement by relying on the heat from the incident with Chen Ziliang.

Chen Ziliang had been having a rough time lately, and his reputation online was getting worse by the day. His die-hard fans had long been harboring anger, and seeing Lu Yan He now looking so successful, they were furious. They organized and attacked Lu Yan He under his homepage, spamming: "Does it feel good to eat human blood buns for an endorsement?"

Lu Yan He's fans, of course, were not to be outdone and were furious. Someone asked: "Is your master dead or something? Where are these human blood buns?"

This remark was blunt and hit the nail on the head, humiliating them back with a touch of ominous cursing. Since Chen Ziliang's fans had acted exaggeratedly first, both sides ignited instantly, starting a new round of war.

Lu Yan He was annoyed, and Chen Ziliang was even more annoyed.

He had hoped that his online heat was finally dying down and was looking forward to disappearing and keeping a low profile for a while before returning. He never expected his fans to suddenly push him back onto the hot search.

If Chen Ziliang's fans' main firepower had been focused on Song Lin Xin previously, now it was all aimed at Lu Yan He.

But Lu Yan He's fans were not to be trifled with either. In the last few months, Lu Yan He had stirred up quite a few fans; how could they bear to see Lu Yan He being bullied?

At the same time, Song Lin Xin's fans had already fought Chen Ziliang's fans for eight hundred rounds and had almost become mortal enemies. Seeing this, they immediately joined in to kick them while they were down, helping Lu Yan He's fans deal with Chen Ziliang's fans.

This fight was fierce and spectacular; their presence was everywhere online, making a mess of things. Many people were even caught in the crossfire, causing a very bad impression on everyone.

Two days passed, and the heat of the incident not only didn't die down naturally but intensified. Lu Yan He couldn't sit still anymore. After discussing it with Chen Ziyan, he decided he had to make a statement quickly.

He immediately posted a message clarifying that his endorsement had nothing to do with the recent heat, as the brand had contacted him as early as last December. At the same time, he clearly stated his stance, asking fans not to respond to any more verbal wars or provocations.

Following his message, Song Lin Xin followed suit.

However, Song Lin Xin was clearly still angry and hadn't cooled down. Her response was much tougher: "Everyone, don't waste time on meaningless arguments. I'm fine, don't worry about me."

Nowadays, celebrity artists often stand behind their teams. Whether it's responding to events or making statements online, everything is becoming increasingly "PR-ified" and lacks a human touch. The responses from these two broke away from the cookie-cutter templates and actually won the favor of many.

However, the back-to-back responses from him and Song Lin Xin only made Chen Ziliang's fans feel even more that their idol was being bullied.

Well, that was that. The attacks on Lu Yan He became even more fierce and severe.

Lu Yan He hadn't said anything yet, but He Lan asked him on WeChat, quite rarely: "Yan He, are you really unwilling to let us refute those people? Our fan groups are all very angry. Everyone really wants to go and confront them. Have you seen what they said? It's too much!"

Lu Yan He never expected that He Lan would be so indignant about this matter.

Lu Yan He said: "It's really fine. The main thing is that even if you go and confront them, it won't change their attitude; it's purely a waste of time. Their attacks on me don't affect anything I do. There's no need. Let those people scold me. I... to be honest, I am angry that they are scolding me, but if you keep arguing with them just to confront them, I will feel even more uncomfortable. I think this kind of thing is meaningless. With that time, wouldn't it be better to do something else?"

He Lan was silent for a few seconds on the other end, then asked: "Yan He, can I copy what you just said to them? We have a fan group, and everyone's emotions are quite intense. I was too, just now, but after you said that, I understand."

Lu Yan He re-read what he had just said and replied: "Sure. Please thank them for me. Thank them for being willing to be so angry for my sake. I am very grateful, but please, really don't waste time confronting people. Please."

He Lan sent back an OK gesture.

Five hours later, Chen Ziliang finally made a statement, hoping, like Lu Yan He and Song Lin Xin, that everyone would stop disturbing others over these matters. He said there was no serious conflict between him and Lu Yan He, and asked his fans to stop disturbing others.

With this, the war finally paused.

Li Zhenzhen and Chen Biqiu came out of Qin Zhibai's house together and found a restaurant nearby for dinner.

Along the way, Li Zhenzhen had been following the gossip online.

After following it the whole way, once they reached the restaurant, Li Zhenzhen sighed: "This entertainment industry really never changes. These fans are too terrifying. It's fortunate that we didn't invite Chen Ziliang to participate in *Young Days* back then. Otherwise, the show would have been interesting. With both Lu Yan He and Song Lin Xin there, plus a Chen Ziliang, the show would have turned into a drama-fest."

Chen Biqiu laughed and said: "If Chen Ziliang were really there, I wouldn't have to worry at all. No matter how you film it, it would definitely be full of topics, and a ton of people would watch."

Li Zhenzhen glared at Chen Biqiu and said: "Oh, Brother Qiu, I don't want to make a show where guests are fighting with each other. It's too meaningless."

"As long as it's a hit, it's fine," Chen Biqiu said. "The current lineup of guests we've assembled are all young people, focusing on the concept of young people living together. Naturally, all kinds of conflicts will arise. To put it bluntly, it still has story value and topic potential. If a variety show has no topic potential, it can really just flop."

Li Zhenzhen: "Having story value and topic potential are two different concepts from guests fighting with each other. They aren't the same thing."

Chen Biqiu clicked his tongue and stopped arguing with Li Zhenzhen about this topic, instead saying: "However, Lu Yan He's popularity has really risen quite fast in the last few months. The show hasn't even been filmed yet, and his popularity is almost on par with Li Zhibai's."

"Li Zhibai has been quite popular lately. In that *Accompany You to the End of the World*, the most popular character is him," Li Zhenzhen said. "I also watched this drama. Sigh, this drama is really quite meaningless; the love story between the male and female leads is too cliché, so boring. Instead, Li Zhibai's character is much more interesting—a hot-tempered, seemingly brain-damaged rich kid who is flamboyant wherever he goes. As long as he appears, I can't help but laugh. A comedian character, played really well."

"Li Zhibai is an artist with very distinct personality traits. When recording a show, you have to look for artists like this," Chen Biqiu said. "Finding such an artist to record a show is so effortless. You don't even have to rack your brains to think of scripts or topics; wherever he is, the topic is there."

Li Zhenzhen looked at Chen Biqiu speechlessly.

At this moment, Chen Biqiu's phone suddenly rang.

He picked it up, took a look, and said: "I'm going to take a call. You order the food."

Li Zhenzhen nodded.

Chen Biqiu walked outside the restaurant, looked back to confirm there was no one else around, and then answered the phone.

"Hello, Station Master Li," Chen Biqiu answered the phone with a tone of flattering respect. "I'm having dinner with Zhenzhen right now."

"Yeah, I'm outside now; she's not by my side," Chen Biqiu said. "Lu Yan He is an artist she insisted on booking. I also tried to tell her to change to someone else, but she's quite stubborn. Once she decides on something, she refuses to change it, and I can't do anything about it. Station Master Li, is there a problem with Lu Yan He? If there's really any issue that would affect the future broadcast of the show, why don't you just tell me directly? Then I could legitimately remove Lu Yan He from the show."

After a while, Chen Biqiu hung up the phone, looked at the phone that had already been hung up with some confusion, pondered for two seconds, and turned back to the restaurant.

Li Zhenzhen waved the menu in her hand and said to him: "I ordered three dishes. See if you want to add anything else."

"Three dishes are enough. How much can the two of us eat?" Chen Biqiu said.

Li Zhenzhen said: "Our show is about to start its first recording, and I'm a little nervous."

"This is your first show as a director, so it's normal to be nervous," Chen Biqiu said. "Now all the artists are confirmed, and all the preparations are done, just waiting to start filming. We're quite lucky. Look, Li Zhibai is at the peak of his popularity because of *Accompany You to the End of the World*, and Lu Yan He's momentum is rising sharply—he can even go toe-to-toe with Chen Ziliang. Come to think of it, our show is really quite lucky."

If there's any benefit that Lu Yan He's conflict with Chen Ziliang brought to Lu Yan He, it's an impression.

This incident formed an impression for many media and industry insiders—Lu Yan He is now an artist who can go toe-to-toe with Chen Ziliang.

In the entertainment industry, there is actually no clear standard for what an artist's status is.

Actors have a few relatively clear, quantifiable standards, such as salary levels, awards, and box office for starring films.

But for singers like Chen Ziliang, in the post-record era, there are neither physical record sales to compare nor any credible awards to show off. It's basically a chaotic battle, relying entirely on impressions.

And before this incident, no one would have thought that Lu Yan He had reached the same level as Chen Ziliang, nor would anyone have thought that Lu Yan He had the ability to go toe-to-toe with Chen Ziliang. Until this incident happened, Lu Yan He's popularity, fan performance, and his overall presentation were not crushed by Chen Ziliang, and even showed a state of being evenly matched—even if there was the reason of Song Lin Xin's fans helping. This was eye-opening and made them re-evaluate Lu Yan He and Chen Ziliang.

Lu Yan He's new endorsement being made such a big deal by Chen Ziliang's fans actually made many people aware that Lu Yan He had started taking endorsements.

This also meant one thing: in the eyes of brands, Lu Yan He was already an artist with commercial value.

This is not the same thing as an artist who only has popularity and fame.

On this matter, Chen Ziyan had the most intuitive feeling.

The number of partners coming to Chen Ziyan to book Lu Yan He's schedule suddenly increased.

It was already gradually increasing, but now it was like a floodgate opening, increasing sharply.

Chen Ziyan felt it was incredible.

After all, so far, Lu Yan He hadn't released a single new work. To put it bluntly, he was an artist who had suddenly become popular without any works.

Relying entirely on various topics and news events to maintain heat for nearly three months—the number of topics, the duration, and the breadth of fields involved were rare even for a veteran agent like Chen Ziyan.

At this time, Yan Liang finally returned.

Yan Liang had gone to record a show and had been away for five days in one go.

This summer, Yan Liang's work had also suddenly increased. Zhou Ping'an had booked quite a few jobs for him, and he was away from Yuming for a few days almost every week.

However, Yan Liang's income was not high. According to Zhou Ping'an, Yan Liang was currently following the route of small profits but quick turnover.

Yan Liang had once self-deprecatingly said to Lu Yan He and Li Zhibai: "Zhou Ping'an said that I'm not popular right now, and if I don't lower my quotes, it's hard to compete with others."

Lu Yan He roughly knew Yan Liang's external quotes; they were indeed very low, much lower than the average artist. For recording a show, Yan Liang's quote was about 20,000 to 30,000, and the company took the lion's share.

Of course, despite this, with all kinds of work added together, Yan Liang earned much more per month than before.

Previously, Yan Liang might only have had two jobs a month; now he basically had four or five.

So, although it was hard work, Yan Liang was happy to do it. Among the three, Yan Liang had always been the one who worked the hardest. Even Lu Yan He's passion for work wasn't as high as Yan Liang's.

As soon as Yan Liang returned, the three of them immediately went out to find a restaurant to have a meal, calling it a welcome-back party for Yan Liang.

Yan Liang was speechless and said: "I was only gone for a few days. What kind of welcome-back party is this?"

He looked at Lu Yan He and said: "You've stirred up quite a lot of trouble lately. When I was recording the show, others were chasing me to ask about you. There are so many people interested in you."

Lu Yan He: "Interested in me? They just want to eat gossip, right?"

He had a clear self-awareness.

Yan Liang: "It's all the same. Have you resolved the matter with Chen Ziliang?"

"It can't be considered resolved or not. Anyway, the grudge is getting deeper," Lu Yan He said. "Even Sister Ziyan said that if we happen to be on the same stage with Chen Ziliang again, we have to seriously consider it, for fear of being set up."

Yan Liang: "It really is a bad match. You didn't get along the first time you met, right?"

"Yeah," Lu Yan He nodded.

Actually, compared to the conflict with Chen Ziliang, Lu Yan He and Chen Ziyan had a worse conflict that many people didn't know about.

Their conflict with the Jingtai Station.

Reasonably speaking, a small artist like him had no qualifications to challenge Jingtai, and he didn't. But that day on stage, Lu Yan He was very uncooperative with the host's questions, and after getting off stage, he had a fierce conflict with the deputy director Xu Bantian, which had led to a stalemate between the two sides for almost a week.

Of course, these things happened behind the scenes, and not many people knew about them, nor had the news spread.

Xu Bantian later apologized to Chen Ziyan, but Chen Ziyan did not accept it.

Actually, the matter that night was quickly clarified. The reason why the host Zheng Wei pursued Lu Yan He about Chen Ziliang on stage was Xu Bantian's instruction. He hoped to use the heat of this matter to create a topic point—simply put, to ride the coattails of the heat.

The reason Xu Bantian was so arrogant and domineering was because he had a father who was a deputy station master.

After Chen Ziyan figured it out, knowing she couldn't retaliate directly for the time being, she secretly noted this debt.

This matter had been kept in Lu Yan He's heart, and he hadn't told Li Zhibai or Yan Liang.

Li Zhibai asked Yan Liang: "Who did you record the show with this time?"

"Zhou Min, Yan Hao, Yan Shijiang, and others," Yan Liang said a few names. "Do you know them?"

Li Zhibai shook his head.

"I guess you don't know them either. Zhou Min and Yan Hao are both newly debuted actors whose dramas haven't aired yet, and Yan Shijiang is a lawyer," Yan Liang said. "However, recording the show with them was quite happy. Everyone played very relaxed, without so much pressure."

When Yan Liang worked, he occasionally encountered some people who deliberately put on airs and didn't treat Yan Liang well.

Just like when Lu Yan He recorded *Small Song Gathering* and met Chen Ziliang.

"Have you watched *Accompany You to the End of the World*?" Lu Yan He asked.

"Watched it, watched it," Yan Liang immediately said with a smile. "I was just saying, Li Zhibai's acting is much better than I imagined."

Li Zhibai immediately waved his hand, "Go, go, don't praise me like that. I'm not that comfortable being praised like this. You two are making me sound like a genius. Am I about to win Best Actor?"

Lu Yan He smiled.

Li Zhibai was embarrassed.

"You really can't tell from Li Zhibai's appearance that he would be shy and embarrassed," Yan Liang immediately pointed out. "You usually look quite thick-skinned."

Lu Yan He also nodded, expressing his agreement.

This was truly eye-opening. After all, Li Zhibai didn't usually look like the type who would be embarrassed to be praised, but in the drama *Accompany You to the End of the World*, he actually presented a kind of "shyness" that was out of place with his appearance.

"Why are you two so annoying?" Li Zhibai glared at them.

At this moment, Lu Yan He's phone suddenly rang.

It was a call from Chen Siqi.

Lu Yan He immediately answered the phone.

"Hello, Siqi." He answered the phone while getting up, preparing to find a quiet corner to take the call.

Li Zhibai and Yan Liang heard the name Siqi and simultaneously pricked up their ears, showing ambiguous smiles, sizing up Lu Yan He.

Lu Yan He didn't want to be teased by them and sped up his departure.

"Where are you?" Chen Siqi asked.

Lu Yan He said: "I... I'm at a restaurant on Xingsha Road. Yan Liang is back, and the three of us are preparing to have a meal together."

"I want to come over and find you," Chen Siqi asked. "Is that okay?"

"Sure," Lu Yan He said immediately, but at the same time, he was a bit surprised. He had already heard the strangeness in Chen Siqi's words.

Chen Siqi was not someone who liked to join in the fun. If Lu Yan He had an appointment with others, she almost never said she wanted to come and find Lu Yan He at such a time.

That's why Lu Yan He felt strange.

But he didn't ask.

He would know once Chen Siqi came over.

Lu Yan He hung up the phone and sent the address to Chen Siqi.

"What were you saying to our sister-in-law?" Li Zhibai asked with a teasing expression.

Lu Yan He: "Don't call her that; it's too awkward."

Li Zhibai: "Anyway, I didn't call her that to her face. And, Old Lu, you've finally shown your true colors. You refused to admit it before, but now you don't even deny it."

Lu Yan He: "... Don't talk nonsense. There's nothing between us. Put away your eyes that are brighter than light bulbs. She's coming over later; don't make her uncomfortable."

"She's coming over?" Li Zhibai's eyes shone even brighter. "That's great. Don't worry at all; I will definitely show her the high quality of being your friend."

He threw a look at Yan Liang, "Right?"

Yan Liang also had an expression of watching the show without fear of chaos and nodded, "Exactly. Don't worry, when have we ever let you down?"

Seeing their reaction, Lu Yan He felt like a drum was beating in his heart, even more nervous and uneasy.

He didn't feel relieved at all.

He said seriously: "I'm being serious with you guys."

Li Zhibai coughed twice, his tone still full of teasing: "Then it depends on your performance."

Chen Siqi had been quite well-behaved during this period. She didn't fight with Liu Weian like before, nor did she stir up trouble, just so she could smoothly go to school in Jiangguang.

Now that it was August, Chen Siqi felt there shouldn't be any problems with this matter. She never expected that Liu Weian had somehow persuaded her father to let her repeat a year and sprint for several key universities in Yuming.

Two hours ago, when Chen Siqi heard her father tell her to repeat a year, she was stunned.

"Repeat a year?" Chen Siqi looked at them in disbelief and asked: "How bad is the university I got into that you want me to repeat a year?"

Liu Weian looked concerned and earnest, saying: "Siqi, although Jiangguang University is not bad, it's too far from home. You're so far from home; how can your father and I be at ease? Since your grades are good enough to get into Jiangguang University, then repeating a year, maybe you can get into Zhenhua and Yuming. Isn't that better?"

Chen Siqi's mindset almost collapsed in an instant.

She looked at her father in disbelief and asked: "Dad, do you also think repeating a year is a good idea?"

Her father said: "Jiangguang University is indeed too far from home. If you encounter anything over there, we won't be able to rush over in time."

"Airplanes and high-speed trains are so advanced now; how can you not rush over in a few hours?" Chen Siqi said angrily. "She just doesn't want me to escape her control! Jiangguang University is also a key university; it's a university I worked hard for many years to get into. You're just going to let me give it up like this?!"

Liu Weian immediately said: "Siqi, I never thought about controlling you. Your father and I are just worried about you. Jiangguang University is indeed good, but with our family's background, even if you didn't get into university, you would be worry-free for the rest of your life. Why run so far to suffer that hardship?"

"Then will Chen Yuanzhi suffer this hardship in the future?" Chen Siqi looked at her coldly and asked.

Chen Yuanzhi was the son Liu Weian had with her father, now attending an international primary school.

Chen Siqi looked at them, clenched her fists, and asked: "I want to go abroad for university, you won't let me, but Chen Yuanzhi is attending an international primary school. I got into Jiangguang University, and now you're actually letting me give it up to repeat a year. Then I ask you, will Chen Yuanzhi go to university in the future? Will you only let him stay in Yuming for university?"

Liu Weian didn't speak.

Chen Wei said: "You are a girl, he is a boy. How can it be the same?"

Chen Siqi glared at them angrily and said: "If my mother were still here, see if she would say such things!"

Her eyes were red, filled with tears, and she said: "I am already an adult. I make my own decisions about my life. Jiangguang University is a university I got into myself and chose myself. Even if you don't agree, I will go to this university."

Chen Wei stiffened his face and said in a tough tone: "I don't agree. You can't go anywhere!"

"Is that so? Then let's try it," Chen Siqi looked at them expressionlessly. "If you have the ability, lock me at home. If you dare to lock me up for a day, I will call the police. I want to see if you really want to force me to this point. If you drive me crazy, fine. Liu Weian, fine. Let's see who can bear the consequences of me going crazy."

After Chen Siqi finished saying these words full of hatred, she walked out of the house without looking back.

"Where are you going!" Chen Wei questioned with full anger.

Chen Siqi answered loudly without looking back: "I'm going to find my mother and let her ask you well in your dreams tonight. You've been fooled around by this woman Liu Weian, making your own daughter unable to even go to university. Are you crazy?!"

Chen Wei was so angry that his eyes widened.

Liu Weian immediately took his arm, sighed, and said, "Don't take it to heart. She just hasn't grown up yet; she will definitely understand our good intentions in the future."

Chen Wei looked at Liu Weian and held her in his arms.

"It's really been hard on you all these years."

"It is hard, but I am willing to help you take care of your daughter," Liu Weian raised her head and looked at Chen Wei. "I'm sorry. If I could get along with her better, it wouldn't make you so angry."

Chen Wei was still too angry to recover.

"You've been good enough to her; she doesn't know what's good for her," Chen Wei said. "I know how much you've sacrificed over the years."

Liu Weian's eyes were slightly red.

"Having these words from you is enough," Liu Weian said. "I really never thought about making her call me mother. I just hope she can grow up healthy and happy and can always be by your side."

Chen Wei: "Her mother left early, and her personality is a bit stubborn. You bear with it more."

"Why are we saying this between us?" Liu Weian gently punched his shoulder. "When I agreed to marry you, I was prepared for this. I don't care what others say, as long as you know my heart. I really hope she lives well. If she lives well, you will be happy. If you are happy, I am happy."

"I know," Chen Wei nodded. "However, if she really insists on going to Jiangguang, then let her go. She's already stuck in this rut. If we force her to repeat a year, it will stir up the house and not have a day of peace, and you will be even more uncomfortable."

Liu Weian: "As long as you are willing to let go. If it weren't for the fact that you can't bear to let her leave your side, why would I be the villain?"

She leaned her head gently on Chen Wei's shoulder, sighed softly, and her eyes flowed with a piece of calm.

Chen Siqi ran to the cemetery and sat in front of her mother's tombstone for an hour, and her tears flowed for an hour. After leaving, looking at the fire-red clouds in the sky, her heart was empty, like a vast wilderness.

She didn't want to go back, so she made that call to Lu Yan He.

At 6:12, she arrived at Xingsha Road. As soon as she got out of the car, she saw Lu Yan He at the entrance of the restaurant across the street.

He was wearing a mask and a fisherman's hat, with his hands in his pockets, standing like a door god, but his figure was tall and handsome, making passersby couldn't help but look at him more.

Fortunately, it was dusk, and the light was dim. Although many people looked at him more, under his disguise, no one recognized him yet.

The moment Chen Siqi saw Lu Yan He across the street, her mood, which had been collapsing all afternoon, improved a lot.

Like hands that had spent a winter being put into the spring sunshine.

Chen Siqi crossed the street.

Lu Yan He only saw her when she was crossing the street and waved his hand.

Chen Siqi smiled up at him.

Although she was smiling, Lu Yan He could see that Chen Siqi's eyes had just cried and were still a bit red and swollen.

Lu Yan He was stunned immediately, looked at her in surprise, and asked in a low voice: "Did you cry?"

"Had a fight with my dad and Liu Weian," Chen Siqi explained simply. "I don't want to talk about this now. Sorry, you're having a meal with friends, and I'm still disturbing you."

Lu Yan He: "It's okay, they all really want to see you."

Chen Siqi blinked in surprise, "Huh?"

Lu Yan He: "Let's go in."

He opened the door and let Chen Siqi go in first.

As soon as Lu Yan He brought Chen Siqi into the private room, Li Zhibai, who had been waiting for a long time, stood up with a swoosh, came to Chen Siqi in one stride, and extended his right hand.

Chen Siqi was stunned for a moment, then cautiously and doubtfully extended her right hand.

Li Zhibai immediately shook hands with her and said righteously: "You are really beautiful. No wonder Lu Yan He thinks of you day and night."

While Chen Siqi was stunned, the features on Lu Yan He's face were all messed up.

"What the hell?"

Yan Liang followed closely, echoing Li Zhibai, saying: "I was wondering why Lu Yan He rarely talks to other girls, why he keeps talking about you. No wonder you guys would be on the hot search together and be misunderstood. Wait, is it a misunderstanding?"

He stared at Chen Siqi with a feigned innocence, his eyes turning back and forth between Lu Yan He and Chen Siqi, and asked: "You two—"

How could Lu Yan He not see what the two of them were doing?

He slapped Yan Liang on the shoulder, annoyed and ashamed: "Go, go, go, go, go, all sit down, be normal!"

Chen Siqi burst out laughing. ===== CHAPTER 221 =====