CH 12

“Brother Pei!”

Si Huaixi thought he could greet this person calmly, but the fluttering heartbeat he felt upon seeing Pei Zhaozhou had already told him that the longing he had accumulated during the days of separation caused a sour and bitter feeling in his chest. He couldn’t help but smile when he saw Brother Pei.

“Huaixi.” Pei Zhaozhou spoke carefully, emphasizing each word as he looked at Si Huaixi with a focused gaze, also with a smile.

Zhou Wenjia interrupted them, shaking his head left and right as he looked at the two who made eye contact as soon as they met, and said straightforwardly, “Do you guys know each other?”

Pei Zhaozhou’s eyes flickered for a moment, and he nodded slightly.

Si Huaixi responded with a friendly smile to Zhou Wenjia.

Zhou Wenjia felt that the atmosphere between these two people was oddly strange. They were somewhat awkward strangers who smiled warmly and friendly as soon as they met.

Zhou Wenjia recognized Si Huaixi as the little star who had gone viral before. At the time, he wanted to recruit him into the Star Entertainment Company, but unfortunately, Pei Zhaozhou said he would handle it himself. According to his observations, the company where Si Huaixi worked was fiercely rectified, and it almost went bankrupt and lost a lot of money.

In theory, this little star should have already terminated his contract, Pei Zhaozhou also set up a company himself. However, it seemed that the little star had refused him, and then Pei Zhaozhou threw the newly established company to the Star Entertainment Company for management. It was annoying to think about it!

Zhou Wenjia thought that this little star did not know how to be grateful and had refused Pei Zhaozhou. He believed nothing would happen after that, but it seems like the situation is a bit more delicate.

Zhou Wenjia glanced at Pei Zhaozhou and Si Huaixi. He noticed that they exchanged glances from time to time, but did not speak much. He was not sure if it was due to nervousness or something else. Si Huaixi, as the little star, might be nervous, but Pei Zhaozhou… Judging from his shining, gentle eyes, he did not show any of his usual arrogance and disdain. He was obviously interested in this little star.

As an excellent young Alpha who considered himself to have high intelligence and emotional quotient, Zhou Wenjia immediately invited Si Huaixi, “Since you’re both friends, how about lunch? I’ve already booked the private room at the North Star Restaurant, and I can add you to the reservation.”

Without waiting for a response from Si Huaixi, Pei Zhaozhou looked at Zhou Wenjia discontentedly, his eyes filled with jealousy, as if questioning why Zhou, a frivolous playboy, would casually invite his friends, implying that Zhou was trying to flirt with Si Huaixi.

Zhou Wenjia felt a lump in his throat. Come on! He was just playing matchmaker for whom?

If it weren’t for Pei Zhaozhou, who couldn’t even speak a word, Zhou Wenjia wouldn’t get a response from Si Huaixi even if he waited for the mosquitoes to sleep!

Although Zhou couldn’t help but curse his taciturn friend in his heart, he still gave face, glaring at Pei Zhaozhou before turning to Si Huaixi with a warm smile, “Don’t worry! I have a fiance, I just wanted to get to know Zhaozhou’s friend. I heard you’re also an actor in this drama, keep up the good work!”

Si Huaixi relaxed, smiling calmly, “Alright, it’s been a while since I’ve seen Brother Pei and haven’t had a meal with him. I’ll look forward to it.”

Si Huaixi’s gaze slowly met Pei Zhaozhou’s, his ocean-blue eyes blinking slowly, leaving Pei Zhaozhou’s cheeks flushed and agreeing in a daze.

Zhou Wenjia couldn’t help but cover his face. Seeing his friend Pei Zhaozhou’s embarrassed reaction, he was really worried that Pei Zhaozhou would be fooled by Si Huaixi, a potential scumbag with such a handsome face!

However, Si Huaixi had no intention of being a scumbag. In fact, every day he hesitated whether to contact Pei Zhaozhou after reading his messages on the phone.

The reasons were simple.

1. He and Brother Pei were friends.

2. Brother Pei had also contacted him actively, wanting to help him.

3. Si Huaixi really wanted to talk to Brother Pei.

But in the end, he still failed to contact him. Si Huaixi was disheartened and conflicted countless times, and in the end, he put down the phone with a gloomy expression.

His life had no intersection with Brother Pei, and the accident that night might have caused Brother Pei some harm. Therefore, after leaving the hotel that day, Brother Pei refused his request to meet. Even if Brother Pei contacted him later, it was probably out of pity for a small star with no background or strength, as seen on the internet.

Si Huaixi was grateful to Brother Pei, but he did not want to appear before him in a pitiful manner. After much hesitation, Si Huaixi chose not to contact him. However, this did not mean that his heart remained unchanged when he saw Pei Zhaozhou again. Instead, his feelings became more implicit and profound.

“Well then, I’ll go to work first, Brother Pei.”

“Um, okay.”

Pei Zhaozhou was still immersed in Si Huaixi’s blinking eyes. The pure-hearted and old unmarried man didn’t know how to respond awkwardly. But as he watched Si Huaixi decisively leave, he felt a sense of reluctance rising in his heart, and his eyes gradually emitted a cold aura.

Suddenly, Zhou Wenjia said, “Since we invested in this drama, why don’t we just go and watch it?”

Pei Zhaozhou’s eyes flickered with hesitation. What could he do by going? An Alpha with impaired glands was equivalent to a disabled person, and he did not want to hold anyone back.

Seeing his friend Pei Zhaozhou sinking into negative emotions again, Zhou Wenjia patted his shoulder heavily and sighed deeply. “This doesn’t seem like the brave and fearless General Pei on the battlefield. If you keep going like this, you’ll become a coward in the army. Wasn’t it him that night at the hotel?”

Zhou Wenjia probably guessed it right, otherwise, Pei Zhaozhou wouldn’t care so much about a Beta, even if Si Huaixi was a Beta with a gorgeous appearance.

Pei Zhaozhou suddenly woke up and looked at Zhou Wenjia seriously with a threatening gaze.

Zhou Wenjia opened his hands and teased slyly, “It doesn’t matter if you don’t say it. I can access the video records of that hotel that night and find out who my sister-in-law really is!”

Pei Zhaozhou let out a sigh of relief, his eyes flickering with a glimmer of approval as he nodded in agreement.

Zhou Wenjia burst into laughter. “That’s great news! I’ll treat my sister-in-law to lunch today!”

A subtle feeling rose in Pei Zhaozhou’s heart as he rubbed his nose. He was technically considered to be the sister-in-law in this relationship, according to their respective positions.

The set of “This Star is Named After You”.

Director Lin roared, “Cut! Cut!! Sishan, you’re the female lead! When a school bully bullies you, you should be angry! Why are you blushing like a fool?”

“And Bai Huaiyu, as the aloof and cold school grass who stands up for the weak, don’t stand there like a little chicken. Confront the school bully and rescue the female lead!”

Bai Huaiyu was inwardly boiling with anger at the irritable Director Lin, suspecting that he was targeting him. However, he couldn’t just lose his temper in front of so many people and ruin his gentle and elegant omega image. So he could only stand there, blushing with embarrassment.

As the female lead in “This Star is Named for You,” Liu Sishan was at a loss. She was just an ordinary fourth-year student majoring in film and television performance. Even though she excelled academically and was well-loved by her teachers and classmates, that didn’t mean she could resist the temptation.

Liu Sishan glanced coquettishly at Si Huaixi, who was wearing a blue and white school uniform. As he played the role of a bad-tempered school bully, Si Huaixi’s previously clean school uniform was now covered in graffiti. When he smirked arrogantly, his handsome face sporting a deep scar made him look even more reckless and domineering. With his insolent gaze and raised eyebrows, Si Huaixi resembled a black lion striding alone on the campus, indulging in his bad behavior.

In the end, Liu Sishan could only sigh in resignation.

‘A man who is not a little rogue will never win a woman’s heart.’

The blush on Liu Sishan’s face had not yet dissipated as she recalled the scene from earlier. Si Huaixi was supposed to be a foul-mouthed and vulgar school bully, but when he lowered his head, his stunning beauty was not obscured by the scar on his face. His dark and alluring eyes beneath his black hair were like that of a wild and mischievous black lion, as if he held her in the palm of his hand.

His teasing words were so excessive!

So humiliating!

Liu Sishan felt weak in the knees, her eyes moist with shyness, wanting to hear more as if she had awakened something strange within her.

Director Lin angrily threw the script and roared, “One more time! I don’t believe it. The first scene is already so difficult to shoot!”

“Action!”

The scene takes place on a campus. Liu Sishan played the female lead, Yao Ke, a sophomore student majoring in military commanding who loved playing games in her dormitory after class. As an experienced gamer, she enjoyed strategizing and building factions to conquer in the game world. However, she had to put the game aside today because her friend Dan Dan was being harassed by a school bully.

The school bully’s name was Wu Ziqian, an arrogant and ill-tempered alpha who often bullied students and relied on the fact that the school board chairman was his uncle. Today, he tried to harass the beautiful and gentle Dan Dan. If it weren’t for Dan Dan sending a text message for help, Yao Ke would not have rushed over to confront this despicable bully!

Yao Ke, like a lioness protecting her cubs, stood in front of her weak friend Dan Dan, despite being an omega herself. She bravely pointed at Wu Ziqian, accusing him, “I’m telling you! If you dare to bully Dan Dan, I’ll… I’ll go find someone!”

Si Huaixi played the role of Wu Ziqian, a handsome young man with black hair and eyes who had an occasional evil smirk on his face. His purely dark eyes were like stars in the night sky, both dangerous and charming.

Wu Ziqian jumped down from the nearby stairs. His agile and unrestrained posture resembled a playful lion. With one finger, he lifted Yao Ke’s chin. His purely malevolent black pupils were picky, teasing, and contemptuous, while his thin lips parted to say, “Oh, so she’s called Dandan, then what’s your name?”

Yao Ke angrily slapped Wu Ziqian’s hand away, wiping her chin harshly with her sleeve where he had touched it, and gritted her teeth while saying, “You don’t need to know! You scoundrel!”

Wu Ziqian’s eyes curved slightly, his throat emitting a low, hoarse chuckle, his magnetic elegance resembling a noble vampire appearing at night. His overly fair skin and excessively rosy lips made Yao Ke’s heart tremble.

“Now that you’ve called me a scoundrel, should I do something that suits your description?” The dark and pure school bully tilted his head with a mischievous smile.

Yao Ke crossed her arms in front of her chest and said defensively, “What, what do you want to do? Don’t mess around!”

Wu Ziqian grinned, his handsome face suddenly approaching, and with a single hand, he pressed down on Yao Ke’s arm, using his nose to touch the gland behind her neck in an almost offensive and indecent way. This could already be considered sexual harassment.

As long as she was bitten once, Yao Ke would become a marked Omega!

Yao Ke was frightened and turned pale, shaking uncontrollably. The humiliation she was about to face would accompany her for the rest of her life. She might even be talked about by her classmates for being a frivolous and shameless woman because of Wu Ziqian, the school bully, marking her.

Wu Ziqian sneered viciously, his black pupils narrowed, revealing his sharp, white teeth: “So, do you want to be my woman?”

Yao Ke opened her eyes wide, blurred with tears, silently praying for someone to come and save her.

“Bang!”

The male lead, played by Bai Huaiyu, Guan Feixing, appeared using a soft punch to knock down the school bully Wu Ziqian and rescuing the female lead, Yao Ke, in a slightly slow motion.

“Cut.” Director Lin watched the scene dissatisfied. The character played by Bai Huaiyu was overwhelmed by Si Huaixi in terms of momentum.

Originally, the aloof school grass Guan Feixing was supposed to confront the school bully Wu Ziqian with a strong stance. The two equally outstanding alphas confronted each other for the sake of the female lead Yao Ke. However, now—

Bai Huaiyu, on the other hand, looked like a little chick, using his weak arms to shield Liu Sishan in front of him, staring with big apricot eyes, looking even more innocent and beautiful than the female lead. He was obviously weaker in momentum, making it seem like Si Huaixi was bullying him.

And the female lead Liu Sishan was even more excessive.

Director Lin’s eyes were burning as he watched the shy and coy female lead Liu Sishan standing behind the male lead Bai Huaiyu, gazing at the school bully Si Huaixi with affection, as if Bai Huaiyu was the stumbling block on her path of love.

What kind of ghostly TV drama is this!

The male lead looks even more like the female lead than the female lead herself!

The female lead is not attracted to the male lead at all, instead she is affectionately looking at the antagonist school bully!

The school bully antagonist was played perfectly, but he was more like the male lead than the male lead!

Director Lin silently shed tears in his heart and choked out, “Cut!”