Chapter 529

Fu Fu Guiru deeply resented the "unwritten rules," but as a parent, she should protect her children rather than let them suffer because of her own actions.

Wen Wen Leyu's anger just now was half due to Li Ye and half due to her future mother-in-law.

So when the atmosphere grew extremely awkward, Fu Fu Guiru smiled and introduced herself, her demeanor gentle and courteous like spring, demonstrating fine character and attitude.

But this only made Zhou's team leader feel even more uncomfortable.

Because Pengcheng Red Bull was one of the sponsors of "The Lonely Army of Homecoming," listed in the film's final credits.

"Oh! So you're Ms. Fu! I've seen your name in the Economic Daily, but I never imagined you'd be so young. This is truly a case of mistaking one's own family—no one recognized another! Had I known… Old Zhou is a serious comrade who's worn himself out for the exhibition team. Some misunderstandings weren't intentional, so I hope Ms. Fu won't take it to heart… Director Xie and the film studio leadership all hurried over to greet Fu Fu Guiru, helping Zhou's team leader smooth things over."

"I won't think too much about it, as long as there aren't any more such misunderstandings from now on… Goodbye."

Fu Fu Guiru smiled politely, then led Li Ye, Wen Wen Leyu, and Fu Fu Yiruo away.

This left Old Zhou, who had just realized what happened, thoroughly depressed.

I was scolded by two young people, and you're all rushing to take sides? But Zhou's team leader selectively forgot that everyone at the dinner table had urged Li Ye to "understand the rules" and "not be stubborn."

Isn't this also a form of forced partiality? Fu Fu Guiru took her son, daughter, and daughter-in-law into the elevator, then said to Li Ye: "Next time you encounter something like this, you must stand in front of Wen Leyu—you can't let your wife defend you. Of course, if I or your brother-in-law are present, it's none of your business—the tall ones will hold up the sky."

"You're right, Mother. I handled today's situation poorly."

Li Ye quickly apologized—he'd originally planned to ignore Zhou's team leader and leave directly, but he hadn't expected Wen Wen Leyu to explode and scratch the opponent's face. When they returned to the eighth floor, Fu Fu Guiru called Wen Wen Leyu into the room and handed her several pieces of jewelry and gifts she'd already prepared.

Wen Wen Leyu initially refused, but after much resistance, she accepted only two items; the rest went to Fu Fu Yiruo, who kept saying "Thank you, sister-in-law," making Wen Wen Leyu blush.

The family chatted a while longer, then Li Ye and Wen Wen Leyu left for their own room.

As they stepped out, Fu Fu Yiruo suddenly grabbed Li Ye and teased mischievously: "Brother, are you going to sneak into Sister Wen Leyu's room tonight?" Li Ye froze, before he could react, he saw Wen Wen Leyu suddenly quicken her pace, open her door, and slip inside.

"Click." She locked it from the inside.

"Hehehehe~" Fu Fu Yiruo grinned, eyes narrowed in smug amusement, then slammed the door shut, leaving Li Ye, furious and glaring, outside.

【Traveling with sisters and getting stuck with two light bulbs… what the hell?】 The next morning, Li Ye joined the exhibition team's group activities for the film festival opening ceremony.

This time, Li Ye didn't seek special treatment by riding in a private car—he rode with everyone else on the bus.

Sitting on the bus had its own rules: older, more senior people sat in front, because the rear seats of mainland buses were bumpy, so everyone naturally expected hardy young people to take the back.

As long as it wasn't deliberately targeting him, Li Ye didn't mind a little discomfort, so he and Wen Wen Leyu took the second-to-last row—Wen Wen Leyu by the window, Li Ye by the aisle.

Then Yang Yang Yumin's roommate, Xiao Ma, sat down beside him on the right.

Li Ye found this odd and asked: "Comrade Ma, aren't you the translator? Shouldn't translators sit up front?"

But Xiao Ma chuckled: "The host provided two translators—I won't go up there and make a fool of myself."

Li Ye paused, then didn't press further.

He always thought a translator should at least communicate with the driver, memorize the route, recognize road signs—when traveling, you can't rely entirely on the host; if an emergency arose, you'd need to know how to get back to the hotel or to the film venue. Yang Yang Yumin boarded from the back; Li Ye assumed he'd come over to sit with Xiao Ma, but a woman stepped forward first and gestured to Xiao Ma with her fingers.

Xiao Ma immediately moved to the window seat, letting the woman take the aisle seat, placing a meter's distance between her and Li Ye.

"Hello, Comrade Li Ye, I'm Chu Chu Yunling. I love your novels…"

"No, no, no—I've read each of your novels over a dozen times; after putting them down for a while and picking them up again, I always gain fresh insights…" "Ah? It can't be that serious…" Li Ye felt awkward. Chu Chu Yunling was too enthusiastic and talkative—she'd barely sat down and started pressing him with conversation. Li Ye could vaguely feel Wen Wen Leyu beside him slowly radiating coldness.

"No no no—I've read each of your novels over ten times. After putting them down for a while, picking them up again brings entirely new insights…"

"Huh? That's excessive…" Li Ye felt embarrassed. Chu Chu Yunling was too enthusiastic and talkative—she'd barely sat down and started forcing conversation. Li Ye could already sense Wen Wen Leyu beside him slowly radiating coldness.

But soon Chu Chu Yunling shifted topics, no longer discussing novels or literature, but turning to "economics."

"Comrade Li Ye, what electronics are you planning to bring back from Japan this time?"

"I haven't planned to bring anything."

"Don't you need a TV, a VCR, or something? Japanese audio equipment is excellent too?"

Li Ye truly had no intention of bringing anything—these items didn't require Pei Pei Wencong's attention; Pei Pei Wenhui had already arranged everything for him.

"Comrade Li Ye, since you're not planning to buy electronics from Japan… could you exchange your foreign currency with me?"

"Uh… heh… Also, if Comrade Li Ye isn't buying anything to bring back, could you help me carry a few items?"

Everyone attending the film exhibition had some foreign currency; returning home, they could buy a few items to bring back tax-free, and customs tacitly accepted this as a benefit for overseas travelers—as long as it wasn't excessive, they turned a blind eye.

So this Chu Chu Yunling had set her sights on this scheme—was she planning cross-border proxy shopping? Li Ye smiled and asked: "How much foreign currency do you want to exchange?"

Chu Chu Yunling immediately replied: "As much as possible. Thank you so much, Comrade Li Ye."

…Li Ye stared at Chu Chu Yunling, puzzled by her bold tone. But when he noticed her casually flicking her wrist, revealing a gold bracelet beneath her shirt cuff, he realized she was indeed wealthy for this era.

The bracelet weighed at least forty to fifty grams, and its pattern and craftsmanship seemed unusually refined.

"This… sorry, I have a girlfriend."

Li Ye repeated calmly, "I said I have a girlfriend."

Chu Chu Yunling froze, then asked again, confused: "Comrade Li Ye, what did you say?"

Li Ye repeated calmly: "I said I have a girlfriend."

…Chu Chu Yunling stared blankly at Li Ye, utterly unable to grasp his meaning.

But Xiao Ma the translator quietly nudged Chu Chu Yunling and whispered something.

"Hehe~" Chu Chu Yunling let out a light laugh.

Li Ye frowned—he found this woman terribly opportunistic.

At that moment, Wen Wen Leyu leaned closer to Li Ye and subtly nodded toward Chu Chu Yunling and Xiao Ma.

Their minds aligned instantly—they reached the same conclusion: Chu Chu Yunling and Xiao Ma's relationship was suspiciously ambiguous.

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