CH 28.1

Because of this, on the way to the hotel, Su Chengyang became a little sulky.

She felt like Xiao Lu had betrayed her, and Lin Yu was just teasing her. She felt like a helpless and pitiful person, feeling very wronged.

Once her emotions had settled down, she and Xiao Lu were still as close as before, and Lin Yu was still the best in her heart.

Alas, if I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have hidden it. I should have asked Lin Yu for a reward openly and maybe even gotten a little more to eat.

Su Chengyang was still the first guest to arrive, and the program team arranged for her to go to a private room without filming her with a camera. According to the staff, the first episode of the show had very good ratings, and before the official filming of the second episode, the program team invited the nine guests to have a meal.

“Chengyang!”

Su Chengyang had only just sat down when Han Songxue arrived.

“You’re here.” Su Chengyang greeted her.

“I’m exhausted. I had to fly here.”

Han Songxue pulled up a chair next to Su Chengyang and sat down.

Su Chengyang poured her a glass of water.

“By the way, I didn’t see your manager on the way here. Did he come?” Han Songxue playfully blinked at Su Chengyang.

At the mention of Lin Yu, Su Chengyang couldn’t help but sigh and say, “He came, maybe he’s meeting with the director.”

“That’s great!” Han Songxue was overjoyed. “Having a handsome guy with us on the trip makes me feel so much better.”

As soon as Han Songxue finished speaking, a voice came from the door, “Don’t you guys consider me a man?”

Song Mingan stood at the door, looking at the two of them.

Han Songxue glanced at him and said, “Oh, we do consider you a man. It’s just that… you’re not very good-looking.”

Looking at Song Mingan’s handsome face, Su Chengyang didn’t know how Han Songxue could say “not very good-looking” so confidently.

Song Mingan’s face twisted in anger. “What did you say? Who’s not good-looking?”

Su Chengyang had been watching the scene unfold, but Han Songxue suddenly dragged her into it, trying to bring her down too. “Chengyang, do you think that compared to your manager, Song Mingan is a little bit ugly?”

Song Mingan looked over at Su Chengyang.

“I don’t like lying,” Su Chengyang said.

“Tell the truth,” Song Mingan replied.

Su Chengyang paused for a moment before saying, “Compared to Manager Lin, Mingan is not ugly.”

Song Mingan nodded satisfactorily. “Since my debut, I have never been called ugly…”

“Just a little plain,” Su Chengyang finished her sentence and took a sip of tea.

Song Mingan: “…”

“We’re all sisters, let’s not talk about those stinky men.”

Other guests arrived at the hotel one after another. Because the first episode of the show had unexpected success, everyone was very happy and gathered together to discuss how many followers they had gained overnight. It looked like a gathering of friends.

Su Chengyang still ate the same old dishes and didn’t take much meat.

During the meal, Su Chengyang went to the restroom.

As she walked through the hallway on her way back from the restroom, she saw Lin Yu and Xiao Lu standing in front of the window discussing something.

Su Chengyang thought they seemed serious and didn’t want to interrupt them, in case she accidentally angered Lin Yu.

Su Chengyang also didn’t want to eavesdrop on their conversation. She was about to turn around and go back to the restroom to wait for a while when she heard Mary’s name mentioned faintly behind her. She paused for a moment without leaving.

Su Chengyang was curious about Mary, who was once an artist under Lin Yu’s management.

“Cousin brother, have you heard the news? Mary will be in the capital in a couple of days for an event. I’m afraid she’ll come to cause trouble for Chengyang,” Xiao Lu said.

Lin Yu looked outside the window, where the night was thick and the long corridor was reflected in the glass.

“It’s unlikely. Mary isn’t a bad person,” Lin Yu replied.

Su Chengyang didn’t intentionally eavesdrop, so she turned around and walked into the restroom. She found an unoccupied stall, closed the door, and sat on the toilet lid, opening her phone.

Su Chengyang didn’t know what she wanted to do, but she was curious about Mary.

She opened the browser and searched for Mary’s name.

The search results appeared, and a familiar black and white profile picture appeared on the screen.

As soon as she saw the profile picture, Su Chengyang was taken aback.

She was unsure, so she searched for Lin Yu’s name again, and a similarly-styled profile picture popped up.

With little thought, she could conclude that the two profile pictures were taken by the same photographer and in the same location.

It looked like…a large picture was cut into two halves, and they should be combined to form a complete picture.

Su Chengyang stared at the two profile pictures for a long time.

“Knock一”

“Is anyone in there?” Suddenly, the door of the stall was knocked, startling Su Chengyang, who quickly locked her phone.

“Why is everyone taking so long? I’m in a hurry!”

Su Chengyang regained her composure and didn’t give herself much time to think. She opened the door and walked out.

“Miss Su?”

Su Chengyang looked up and saw a staff member from the program group.

She responded and stepped aside to let the staff member in, then walked over to the sink and turned on the tap.

Su Chengyang had seen those two similar-looking photos and the logo in the bottom left corner on Weibo before. They were taken by a very famous photographer.

It was said that the photographer had a special style, liking cold tones. He had taken many covers for fashion magazines, and the models on the covers were chosen by him from a list of candidates provided by the magazine company. If he found someone suitable, that person would become the cover model for the next issue.

The styles of the photos of Lin Yu and Mary were almost identical, but under his lens, the light and shadow were sharply divided, giving people two completely different feelings.

Although the photo styles were the same, the effects of the light and shadow on the two photos were completely different.

Su Chengyang leaned against the sink and downloaded the photos of Mary and Lin Yu to her phone, then opened her album.

The first one was Lin Yu. The effect of the light and shadow on him presented two different sides: one facing the light looked like a gentleman, and the other with his back to the light looked like a ruffian.

The shooting angle is extremely similar to the first one, but Mary chose to stare directly at the camera. This made her face that was facing the light full of wildness and fierceness, while the backlit side of her face was covered in white light and shadows, like a goddess full of compassion and mercy.

Although the style is extremely similar, the things presented are completely opposite.

Mary is a very beautiful and seemingly unique woman, and probably also a very outstanding one.

“Chengyang…”

Xiao Lu suddenly walked in from the door, and Su Chengyang quickly looked up and put away her phone.

Xiao Lu walked over to her with a puzzled expression, “What are you doing? They thought you fainted in the bathroom, and asked me to find you.”

“I came out for some fresh air,” Su Chengyang said lightly.

Xiao Lu smirked and exposed her lie mercilessly, “Fresh air? In the bathroom?”

Su Chengyang: “…”

Seeing that she seemed unwilling to say more, Xiao Lu put her arm around her shoulder and they walked out together. “Okay, Han Songxue is like your shadow, looking for you everywhere after a few minutes. Don’t let her worry.”

Su Chengyang was pushed by her towards the door, but she couldn’t resist her curiosity and asked, “Did Manager Lin used to be a model?”

Xiao Lu looked surprised and asked, “Why do you think that?”

Su Chengyang replied vaguely, “I saw it from internet.”

“Internet? Can you trust what you see on internet? I even saw someone on internet saying that my cousin brother had a thing with Mary. You know who Mary is, right? She was the first artist my cousin brother took under his wing. Tsk tsk… It’s ridiculous.”

Caught off guard by this news, Su Chengyang was extremely shocked and her breathing even paused for a moment. “Really? Manager Lin… How could he be that kind of person?”

Xiao Lu looked at her amused and couldn’t help but poke her cheek with her hand. “What are you thinking? Of course it’s fake. How could my cousin brother do such a thing? Don’t you know you can’t believe everything you read on internet?”

Su Chengyang realized she was being a bit silly and embarrassed. She said, “Actually, I saw a photo of Manager Lin on internet, and it looked like it was from a fashion magazine.”

“Oh, you mean the black and white one?”

“Yes, that one.”

As Xiao Lu led her forward, she said, “That one was taken with Mary. It seems to be a couple theme.”

Su Chengyang was surprised and said, “They were together…”

“Of course not! Don’t you know what kind of person my cousin brother is? He plans out what he should do in each stage of his life very clearly. He doesn’t have time to think about love and other things. At the time, they couldn’t find a model that satisfied the photographer. That cover was important to Mary, and my cousin brother is her manager. She begged him for two days to take the photo with her.”

“Oh, I see,” Su Chengyang replied.

Xiao Lu put her arm around her shoulder and lowered her voice. She said, “As far as I know, my cousin brother resigned at that time, and it had something to do with that photo.”

Su Chengyang asked curiously, “What’s the connection?”

“It seems like on the day the photo was taken…”

“If you really want to know, you can just ask me directly.”

Suddenly, a voice came from behind, causing Su Chengyang and Xiao Lu to stiffen and mechanically turn their heads to look at Lin Yu, who was only two steps away from them, and fall into a dead silence.

“Cousin brother…may I ask, how much did you hear?” Xiao Lu asked nervously.

“Everything,” Lin Yu replied calmly, then slowly turned his gaze to Su Chengyang.

Su Chengyang felt extremely embarrassed. This was the first time in her past and present lives that she spoke ill of someone behind their back and was caught on the spot. When Lin Yu looked over, she felt like she wanted to find a hole to hide in. However, she had thick skin compared to other girls and showed no sign of discomfort. She met Lin Yu’s gaze and said with a forced smile, “Manager Lin, hello.”

Lin Yu looked at the two of them and suddenly chuckled, “What else have you seen on internet? Tell me about it.”

His laughter made Xiao Lu’s hair stand on end, “Nothing, nothing. It’s all rumors. I wouldn’t believe a word of it.”

Su Chengyang quickly nodded in agreement, “I don’t believe it either. It’s all rumors.”

He looked at the two of them with a smile that was not quite a smile.

“Do I need to remind you that it’s work time now?” he asked.

Both of them shook their heads, “No, you don’t.”

“Then do I need to remind you of what you need to do?”

Again, both of them shook their heads.

“Goodbye, Boss Lin.”

“Goodbye, Manager Lin.”

The two of them turned around and hastened their steps forward.

“Su Chengyang,” Lin Yu suddenly called out.

Su Chengyang paused and turned her back under pressure.

Xiao Lu glanced at her with pity and walked away quickly.

“Less…”

“Spend less time on the internet! I know, thanks for reminding me, Manager Lin!”

After speaking, without giving Lin Yu a chance to speak, Su Chengyang ran back to the private room.

Lin Yu stood in place, watching her fleeing figure, and inexplicably laughed.