Chapter 83
Li Dong had been enjoying gossiping online, but he never expected his artist to drop such a bombshell on him out of the blue.
"He's dating someone..."
Shocked, he stared at Pei Kuang for a good while before asking, "Who...who is it?"
In just those brief dozen or so seconds, Li Dong had already gone through all the women around Pei Kuang, but couldn't find any suspicious individuals.
The main reason was that Pei Kuang basically had no women around him. On set, he tried to keep his distance from all the actresses, and the staff around him were uniformly male.
These past two years, aside from moving between drama sets, he barely had any personal life at all, much less time to meet women.
Wait a minute! Could it be a male artist?
Li Dong thought of something and looked incredulous. "It's not Song Linchuan, is it?!"
Pei Kuang laughed directly at that. "What do you think?"
He then said in a mocking tone, "Would you dare say that again in front of Song Linchuan?"
Li Dong swallowed and honestly shook his head.
He really didn't dare. With Song Linchuan's explosive temper, he'd get beaten up on the spot.
Pei Kuang didn't keep selling it and said directly, "It's An An."
An An?
Li Dong was stunned for a good few seconds before he reacted that An An referred to Song Anan.
"What?!" He jumped up, too shocked to get any words out.
"You're together with Auntie Anan!!!"
Pei Kuang's brow furrowed slightly. "Do you have to react so strongly?"
Li Dong thought, don't you know this already? "It's just, didn't you always treat the girl like a sister before?"
Saying you saw her as a sister, as an auntie, then turning around and seducing her away?
Tsk tsk, what a beast, an animal.
Pei Kuang glanced at him. "You said it yourself, that was before."
Li Dong: "......"
Alright, if you put it that way, it made sense.
But doing this kind of thing really wasn't proper.
Although Li Dong criticized inwardly, he had to admit that his artist really did have good taste.
She was Auntie Anan, after all.
Come to think of it, Li Dong also felt it was strange. He hadn't actually seen Song Anan much these past few years, but he really liked her. Thinking of something, Li Dong suddenly asked, "Are you serious?"
Pei Kuang looked at Li Dong, hearing the subtext in his words, and said, "Rest assured, I've never been more serious in my life."
Li Dong subconsciously relaxed.
But on second thought, considering Pei Kuang's cautious personality, he would only consider it more, not less.
After the shock wore off, Li Dong finally remembered his role as a manager and asked, "What do you want me to do?"
Pei Kuang lightly shook his head. "Nothing. I'm just letting you know."
Li Dong was his manager, after all. For things like a relationship, there was no need to hide it from him.
That way, even if they were photographed together in the future, his side could react promptly.
Li Dong understood his meaning. "Alright, I'll get the PR plans ready in advance, just in case."
Actually, aside from his initial shock, Li Dong wasn't too worried about his artist dating.
After all, after the relationship scandal with Xie Yin two years ago, Pei Kuang's fans had already gone through a major reshuffling.
Plus, now that he had successfully transformed, even if the relationship went public now, there wouldn't be much impact on his career.
Pei Kuang lightly hmmed in agreement. "Focus the PR plans on protecting An An."
Li Dong tsked. "Considering Auntie Anan's reputation, I bet even your fans will feel like you're the one reaching above your station."
This person is really something. How could he not tell her that there were people at home? It made her so embarrassed.
Li Dong suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Pei Kuang. He asked, "I'm a little curious, does Song Linchuan know about this?"
Pei Kuang paused for a moment. "I haven't had the chance to tell him yet."
When Li Dong heard this, he was amused.
Hey, if Song Linchuan, that little uncle, knew that his little sister was snatched away by his brother, it would be hilarious!
He said gloatingly, "Tsk, tsk, I think Song Linchuan might beat you to death!"
Pei Kuang just smiled without saying anything.
He was mentally prepared for this.
Song Anan finished washing her hands and had just walked to the door of the bathroom when she overheard Li Dong's words.
"Then let's keep it from him for now," she said.
Pei Kuang was stunned for a moment, looking at Song Anan in puzzlement.
Didn't she just say she would tell Song Linchuan when he came back this time?
Seeing the situation between the two, Li Dong knew it was not appropriate for him to stay any longer.
So he bid them farewell and hurried away.
After Li Dong left, Pei Kuang was not so restrained either.
He directly took Song Anan's hand and asked gently, "Why did you suddenly want to keep it from him? Is it because of what Li Dong just said?"
Song Anan pursed her lips without answering his question. Instead, she asked, "Do you think Linchuan would fight with you?"
Pei Kuang didn't lie to her either. "He probably would, but not as bad as Li Dong said."
He raised his hand to tidy her bangs. "Don't worry, I can handle it. Trust me."
In Luo Yi's words, what he did was really unfair.
Song Linchuan had always trusted him very much and often asked him to take care of Song Anan. But then he went and snatched her away. Anyone would be furious.
But Pei Kuang was not too worried about this. Song Linchuan would be angry, but they could still talk it through once he let off steam.
Pei Kuang patiently persuaded, "Look, we'll have to tell him sooner or later. We can't keep hiding it forever."
Song Anan nodded lightly. "Then later. Let's wait a little longer."
Just as Li Sirui said, they should at least give Song Linchuan some time to mentally prepare. They couldn't just blurt it out like that, or he would definitely explode.
Pei Kuang raised his brows. "Why?"
Song Anan thought for a moment and said very seriously, "I think you can't beat Linchuan right now."
Pei Kuang: "???"
Wait, how did she determine that he couldn't beat Song Linchuan?
Song Anan explained earnestly, "Look, he has eight abs now, and you only have six."
The drama Song Linchuan was filming now had physical requirements, so he had been working out specially. The drama hadn't finished filming yet, so his abs must still be there.
Pei Kuang: "......"
Did this little girl judge who would win a fight based on the number of abs?
"How do you know Song Linchuan has eight abs? Have you seen them?" Pei Kuang narrowed his eyes dangerously.
Song Anan shook her head and mumbled, "How could I possibly want to look at his abs? I'm not a pervert."
Although Song Linchuan was her cousin, they were both adults now. She knew the difference between men and women.
The corners of Pei Kuang's lips curved up. "Then how did you know?"
Song Anan explained, "Of course he told me himself. He said he would keep exercising from now on to protect me."
Pei Kuang let out an "Oh" and put his arm around her waist to pull her into his embrace. "Then tell him later to go protect someone else."
Song Anan exclaimed in confusion as she looked at him puzzledly.
The corners of Pei Kuang's lips curved up slightly, and he said in a low, husky voice, "Because...your boyfriend will protect you."