The two looked at each other in silence.
Xiao Lu sighed, “Go ahead, my cousin brother probably doesn’t know what it means.”
Su Chengyang nodded and hesitantly answered the phone.
“Hello, Manager Lin,” Su Chengyang’s voice was clearly lacking in confidence.
After a few seconds of silence from the other end, Lin Yu asked, “Is Lu Yin there?”
Judging by his tone, there was no emotion. Su Chengyang saw Xiao Lu desperately shaking her head out of the corner of her eye, but still honestly replied, “Yes, she’s here.”
Xiao Lu glared at her and mouthed the words “traitor”.
“Give her the phone,” Lin Yu instructed.
“Oh.”
Su Chengyang responded and put the phone to Xiao Lu’s ear.
“Cousin brother,” Xiao Lu said in a fawning tone.
Su Chengyang don’t know what was said on the other end, but Xiao Lu’s face fell and muttered, “Just kidding.”
“Chengyang is an adult now!”
Su Chengyang didn’t know what Lin Yu said.
“Okay, okay, I know. You treat her better than your own sister!”
Xiao Lu snorted and said to Su Chengyang, “My cousin brother is looking for you.”
Watching Lin Yu scold Xiao Lu, Su Chengyang felt a little guilty. She slowly put the phone to her ear. Before Lin Yu could speak, she shouted, “Brother Lin, I’m sorry.”
Lin Yu: “…”
After a moment of silence, Lin Yu didn’t scold her, but left a sentence: “Use the internet less.”
Then he hung up the phone.
Su Chengyang immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but received a roll of the eyes from Xiao Lu.
Xiao Lu couldn’t help but laugh again, “Su Chengyang, you’re pretty clever. You deliberately acted so well-behaved, so my cousin brother couldn’t bring himself to scold you.”
Su Chengyang glanced at her and said, “That’s called emergency avoidance. What if Manager Lin got angry and wouldn’t let us go out to play?”
As she spoke, she opened the browser on her phone and searched for the keywords “internet slang supermarket.” The search bar jumped out with the phrase “Supermarket Me.” Su Chengyang subconsciously clicked on it.
After a moment, Su Chengyang expressionlessly closed the browser.
Xiao Lu laughed and asked, “What did you see?”
Su Chengyang looked at her with a deep gaze.
Xiao Lu was confused and asked, “What are you thinking?”
“I’m thinking, if we were to fight right now, could I possibly win?”
Xiao Lu sneered, “You? Even if I let you use your hands and feet, you still couldn’t beat me.”
Su Chengyang glared at her and sadly realized a fact, that even if Xiao Lu let her use her hands and feet, she still couldn’t win.
“I have decided to cut off our friendship for ten minutes,” Su Chengyang said, turning her head away.
Xiao Lu stopped the car on the side of the road and opened the window, letting in a waft of fragrance. “Are you sure about that?”
Su Chengyang sniffed around like a puppy, following the scent outside the driver’s window where there was a stinky tofu food truck parked on the side of the road.
“Hey, some people are big stars now, so it might not be convenient for them to go buy things themselves. What should we do?”
Su Chengyang: “…”
She felt like she was being firmly controlled by the other party.
“You’re despicable, Xiao Lu,” she said.
Xiao Lu shrugged, “Then are you going to eat or not?”
Su Chengyang obediently nodded her head, “I want to eat. It’s been driving me crazy.”
During the period of weight loss, not only was she unable to eat most meat dishes, but Su Chengyang also couldn’t touch anything with heavy oil and salt.
Smelling the fragrant and pungent scent, Su Chengyang drooled with desire.
After learning about Su Chengyang’s background and being lectured by Lin Yu, Xiao Lu thought that there was nothing pitiable about Su Chengyang, but she still couldn’t help feeling a little sorry for her past and experiences.
Xiao Lu opened the car door, turned around and coolly said, “Wait here.”
Ten minutes later, she returned to the car with steaming hot stinky tofu in hand, and handed it to Su Chengyang.
“Thank you.”
Su Chengyang accepted the stinky tofu, thanked Xiao Lu, and then satisfiedly took a bite, which was so hot that she had to breathe in deeply. She was reluctant to spit it out, and her eyes narrowed into slits, looking like she had just received a precious treasure.
Xiao Lu couldn’t help but laugh, and handed her a piece of paper, “Don’t get any on your clothes.”
“This taste…I could die without regrets now!”
Xiao Lu shook her head helplessly and started the car. “Let’s go.”
“Do you really want to go to the university town?” Xiao Lu asked.
Su Chengyang remembered Lin Yu’s words and didn’t eat too much. She sat in the passenger seat and absentmindedly fed Xiao Lu.
“I want to go and see,” Su Chengyang looked dazed. “After I terminate my contract with the company, I plan to review for a year and take the college entrance examination.”
“Do you want to go back to school?” Xiao Lu nodded and said, “That makes sense. You’re at the age to just start college. But can you keep up with your studies?”
Su Chengyang shook her head. “I don’t know.”
Before entering the entertainment industry, Su Chengyang longed for the life of school. Sometimes she would sneak up to the school wall to listen, sometimes she would ask for study materials from others, and when she met enthusiastic classmates, they would even teach her actively.
Therefore, Su Chengyang wants to open a bookstore to accommodate all those who love reading and learning.
After a moment of silence, Xiao Lu asked, “Have you thought it through? Will you terminate your contract with the company after a year?”
Su Chengyang nodded. “Yes, I’ve thought it through. I don’t like the entertainment industry that much, nor do I like my job.”
“You don’t like us that much?”
Su Chengyang laughed, “What are you talking about?”
Xiao Lu pouted, “You’re leaving without hesitation, with such a firm attitude, you’re not going to miss my cousin brother and me at all?”
Su Chengyang brought a piece of stinky tofu to her mouth and said with a smile, “I’m resigning from the company, not disappearing from this world. We can still keep in touch, can’t we? Besides, that’s all next year’s business.”
Xiao Lu took the stinky tofu into her mouth and said indistinctly, “Time flies, and my cousin brother is so busy. After you resign, I guess I’ll have to work with other artists again. Even if we have time to keep in touch, it will be difficult to see each other again.”
After her words fell, the car fell silent.
In fact, Su Chengyang understood Xiao Lu’s words very well.
She had experienced many such things before. When they were together, they felt like they had found kindred spirits in life, but once they were separated, they would quickly move on to the next emotional chapter with time. Even the closest relationships would eventually return to plainness after being apart for a long time.
Su Chengyang was very clear about this, but occasionally she still wanted to try and see if she could hold onto something.
However, she was aware that Xiao Lu and Lin Yu were people from two different worlds. Once their work relationship ended, they would no longer have any intersection in the future.
Because Su Chengyang had already thought about this, within the year, she constantly reminded herself to prepare, so that when the time limit was up, she should be able to completely accept the fading of their relationship with time.
Thinking about this made her feel sad involuntarily.
Su Chengyang chuckled. She was not a sentimental person nor did she blame others for her problems. She cherished every relationship, whether it be friendship or anything else.
Xiao Lu drove her to the university town, and Su Chengyang glanced out the window. It was full of young, beautiful faces, full of vitality and vigor.
“Get off, I’ll take you around,” said Xiao Lu.
Su Chengyang put on a mask and a hat and got out of the car.
Today she was wearing a light blue knitted sweater with a small white skirt, looking like an ordinary student.
Xiao Lu wore a camouflage jacket and paired it with a black jeans, casual and handsome.
She pushed her short hair back and put on her sunglasses. “Let’s go.”
The two girls, with completely different styles of dress, walked down the street. With their height and figure, they stood out from the ordinary people, and curious eyes occasionally fell on them, but no one recognized Su Chengyang.
Although they were stared at all the way, the two of them did not feel uncomfortable and continued to wander around.
“We’re recording the program tomorrow. Should we bring something with us?” Xiao Lu teased.
Su Chengyang pinched her, “I was too greedy before. Manager Lin has been treating me well recently, so I won’t hide anything.”
“Hey, you’re quite dedicated.”
Su Chengyang ignored her and when she passed by the library, she stretched her neck to take a look inside where there were many students sitting.
“Want to go in and take a look?” Xiao Lu asked.
Su Chengyang nodded, “Hmm.”
The two entered the library, and the librarian glanced at them a few times.
Inside the library, Su Chengyang wandered around twice. The study atmosphere here was very good, and everyone was very serious.
Seeing Su Chengyang looking very attentively, Xiao Lu quietly stepped back a few steps and took a picture of her back with her phone. She took a random shot and it looked like a painting.
To be honest, Xiao Lu had never seen anyone as good-looking as Su Chengyang. If she were a man, she would definitely fall for Su Chengyang, but it was a pity.
Xiao Lu was shaking her head and sighing when suddenly an idea came to her mind. She sent the photo she had just taken to Lin Yu.
【Xiao Chengyang in the library~】
【She’s super obedient, only ate a little of the stinky tofu I bought for her~】
【She seems to really like the library~】
In the office, Lin Yu, who was organizing materials, glanced at her phone when it lit up. It was the last message sent by Lu Yin.
He hesitated for a moment, organized the materials, picked up his phone, and opened WeChat.
At the top was a photo of Su Chengyang.
Looking at the figure on the screen, Lin Yu’s mouth unconsciously curved into a smile and he saved it to his collection.
Half a minute later, Xiao Lu received a reply.
The first message was a transfer of 20,000 yuan.
【Don’t take her to eat street food.】
Xiao Lu clicked her tongue:【Brother, this is the first time you’ve replied to my message so quickly other than work-related stuff.】
Lin Yu:【I’ve already booked a restaurant for you guys tonight, and I’ve sent you the address.】
Xiao Lu was surprised:【Isn’t this 20,000 yuan meant to cover today’s meal expenses?】
Lin Yu:【No, it’s a reward for you.】
Xiao Lu was confused and asked:【Reward me for what?】
【The photo was taken well, and your photography skills have improved.】
Xiao Lu: “? ? ?”
So, making money is that easy?
Moreover, it seems that my cousin brother is in a good mood.
Xiao Lu had a sudden inspiration, picked up her phone and took another picture. However, there was a tall and thin guy in the picture who appeared at some point, and the two were standing together, whispering to each other.
Xiao Lu sent the photo to Lin Yu and then turned off her phone. She followed quietly, wanting to listen to what they were saying.
“Perhaps I can recommend something for you if you don’t know what to look for.”
Because the library was relatively quiet, the guy spoke softly.
Su Chengyang shook her head, “No, thank you.”
“Are you a student? What major are you in?”
“I am not a student.”
The guy looked at her in surprise. Su Chengyang was worried about being recognized, so she lowered her head and said, “Sorry, I have to go first.”
Su Chengyang looked for a way out after finishing speaking, and saw Xiao Lu hiding next to the bookshelf and breathing a sigh of relief.
The boy looked at her back with some thoughts.
“Is he trying to start a conversation with you?”
Su Chengyang nodded helplessly, “Let’s just go for now.”
Xiao Lu teased her and took out her phone to share the 20,000 yuan reward that Lin Yu had given her. However, before she could even click on it, she saw a message.
【Absent without reason, half-month salary deduction.】
Xiao Lu:【You are too harsh. Chengyang didn’t take an unauthorized leave.】
Lin Yu:【I was talking about you.】
Xiao Lu:【Why?】
Lin Yu:【You have to ensure her safety and not let strangers get too close to her.】
Xiao Lu: “…”
【I’m your sister!】
【Do you think I would act unfairly and cheat for personal gain?】
“What are you doing?” Su Chengyang turned around and saw her cursing at her phone without following.
Xiao Lu approached her with a black face and put her arm around her shoulder, asking, “Do you think my cousin brother is heartless?”
Su Chengyang was puzzled but shook her head, “No, Manager Lin is the most humane person I have ever met.”
Xiao Lu kneed her knee pit and twisted her body back dangerously with narrowed eyes. “Hmm? Say it again?”
Su Chengyang’s hat was almost twisted off by her, and she quickly begged for mercy, “Okay, okay, you’re right, your cousin brother is heartless.”
Only then did Xiao Lu let go of her satisfied.
“My cousin brother is the most humane to you.” Xiao Lu pouted.
The two left the library, and there were people coming and going on the road.
Hearing her words, Su Chengyang smiled but didn’t say anything.
Su Chengyang and Xiao Lu passed by a restaurant and were discussing finding a place to have lunch, having a good time in the university town in the afternoon, and going to the restaurant Lin Yu had booked in the evening.
