Chapter 27
Chapter 27 – She’s just a little excited
“… I’m scared . ” Since she was caught, and she had to act out the whole scene, Su Yi decided to strike first to gain the initiative . “Your arm is too hard . ”
When she hit, it hurt so much that Su Yi could not help letting out a muffled yell; the couple in front immediately turned around to look .
Chu Ying said, “I’m sorry, she’s just a little excited . ”
Su Yi blushed to the tips of her ears .
When the movie was over, after leaving the Cineplex, Su Yi grabbed the door to the shotgun and asked, “Can I drive?”
Chu Ying walked in front of her and stuffed her into the shotgun seat .
This time they did not drive into the parking lot, instead stopping at the main entrance .
Su Yi sat there, asking, “When are you going back to Beijing?”
“In a while,” Chu Ying said . “When is the off day?”
Su Yi took out her phone to check, then turned her face and said honestly, “This Saturday and next Wednesday, I can take days off normally too . ”
If Li Min were to hear this, she would probably die of anger .
Chu Ying nodded . “I’ll come pick you up on Saturday . ”
“Okay . ” Su Yi agreed with a smile, not asking where they would go as she turned around to get off the car . She had just put her hand on the handle when she stopped, swallowed some saliva and turned around to discuss, “… how about a goodbye kiss?”
Knock, knock, knock!
The security guard knocked on the window . Through the glass, his voice was a little fuzzy as he said, “Sir, you cannot park here for too long . ”
Su Yi, subconsciously, turned to look out of the window, when the person beside her caught her face and planted a light kiss on her lips .
Only when the car drove away did Su Yi come back to herself and walked back to the hotel covering her lips .
She was barely a few steps in when she saw a familiar person in the hotel lobby – the person who insisted on making news with her for more than half a month, how could she not find him familiar?
Liang Bo was obviously waiting for her . When he saw her, he started walking towards her .
“Su Yi, we need to talk . ” Liang Bo’s voice was harried, clearly annoyed but not daring to blow up at her .
Su Yi stopped and turned around, smiling . “Sure . ”
Liang Bo thought that the other would reject him and paused for a second . A while ago his studio had spent time putting up news about him and Su Yi, even contacting a lot of commercial bloggers . But these few days, a few of the big ones were sued and had come to find them to ask for a reason . They even threatened to send out the chat logs and voice recordings if they did not settle this properly .
The previous scenario was easy to deal with, the most they had to do was to explain what had happened and let it be such that this was over . But now that the commercial accounts wanted to bite them back, if they did not settle this, he would be in serious hot water .
“Let’s talk in your room, it’s a little complicated . ” He was about to go to the elevator as he finished speaking .
“No need . ” Su Yi did not move, standing there . “If you have something, say it here . ”
Liang Bo gritted his teeth . His temper was not the best, it was all thanks to the company gift-wrapping him up that he managed to become famous . When he arrived, his agent kept reminding him to keep his temper in check and discuss this properly with Su Yi .
“Alright,” he said . “I won’t beat around the bush, tell me, what would you consider an end to this?”
Su Yi pretended to be confused . “What?”
Liang Bo said, “… attempting to garner attention . ”
“Oh – that’s not something you should come ask me,” she said, raising an eyebrow . “Didn’t you make that happen? Cooking up the news, getting a bunch of people to make it big news, that was all service you bought out by yourself . ”
“You…” Liang Bo frowned . “Just tell me, what do you want, money or resources? Though, my resources would not be as good as your boyfriend’s . ” When he reached the end, there was some ridicule in his tone .
If it was someone else, he would not be as worried, but the other was Chu Corporation . He had no idea how Su Yi had got onto that ark .
Su Yi sneered . “I’m sorry, I lack neither . I never participated in this, it’s useless for you to come find me . ”
Liang Bo said, “Bringing me down, what good does that bring you?”
“Don’t, I have nothing to do with you, no relationship at all . If someday you fall through, I’m not taking the blame . ” Su Yi couldn’t be bothered to continue talking with him and prepared to leave .
She did not expect the other to suddenly, roughly, grab her arm .
There were paparazzi following Su Yi all around so he could not act rashly . All he did was sneer . “I came to find you because I intended to give you face, to give you a way out… do you think I can do nothing else? Once this is out, all I stand to lose is some fans, maybe I’d have to give away some money, but you should know – in this industry, it’s too easy to tarnish a woman’s reputation . Particularly a woman like you, hailing from a poor family, who managed to make it to the second female lead of some huge IP for your first show…”
Slap –
A loud slap resounded in the lobby .
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Even the receptionists still helping the guests check in and the other staff were attracted by the sound .
Liang Bo’s face was still tilted, his cheeks burning and his expression surprised, as if he had yet to react .
In a moment, he turned his face back, raising his voice a few degrees . “You dare hit me?!” As he finished speaking, he raised his hand, prepared to return the hit .
Slap –
Another slap .
This time, both sides of his face were a matching pair of red . Liang Bo was completely dumb smacked .
He did not expect Su Yi to suddenly get angry, even less that she would dare hit to him a second time .
Su Yi did not hold back both times, using all the strength in her body . Her hand still hurt from hitting him .
Liang Bo came back to himself and raised his fists up high . “You…”
His fist had yet to come down when his arms were caught by a person behind him . His shoulders were immediately twisted, and he was forced to turn around, but before he could see the person clearly he was thrown to the floor . He had yet to get over that when he was kneed on the back, hurting him enough to scream in pain .
Su Yi watched the person in front and paused . “Why did you come back?”
As soon as she finished speaking, she understood it, because the man who was suppressing Liang Bo was carrying a small white pommel sling bag, one that horribly clashed with his image, yet somehow made him look cute in a funny way .
Chu Ying did not let up on his hands . “You left your bag in the car . ”
Soon the security guard came over . Chu Ying got up, Liang Bo still screeching on the floor .
The security guard had found Su Yi very familiar just now, but now that he saw Liang Bo he understood what was going on . He helped Liang Bo up, asking in a low voice, “Are you okay, do you need me to call the police for you?”
Liang Bo was incensed . Without a second word, he tried to punch Chu Ying’s face, but was intercepted by his agent who had rushed over .
Despite raising his hands thrice, Liang Bo had not managed to punch anything . It was possible to just imagine how upset he was .
The agent was smiling as he apologised . “Excuse us Director Chu, he just had some alcohol and is drunk, forgive us! I’m taking him away now!”
Liang Bo had taken many hard photos . He had all the six packs a guy would want, but he’d got all of them through training with fitness trainers before each photoshoot for the sake of looking good . As long as he did not train, it never took long before they went back down, and on the whole, they were about the same level as pretty embroidered pillows . A huge guy like that was just dragged away by the agent who was still speaking .
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Chu Ying turned around, removed the bag and hung it on Su Yi .
Su Yi came back to herself and, trying to suppress laughter, asked, “Why did you wear it?”
“It’s not convenient to hold it . ” When beating someone up .
Su Yi laughed again, her laugh crispy, with the sort of gentleness a girl would have .
She was always like that . She would finish scolding someone while looking menacing, then turn around and smile at him like a little girl with her first crush .
Both these sides of her were appealing .
Chu Ying walked to the front and pressed the elevator .
Su Yi stopped smiling and asked, “Where did you park your car?”
That reminded Chu Ying that he had gotten off the car too hurriedly . It was still parked at the hotel entrance .
He turned around . As expected, the security guards were frantically looking for the car owner .
“Alright, you go back,” Su Yi said . “I can go up by myself . ”
When she finished speaking, she entered the lift and waved at him . As the doors closed, she hastily added, “Remember to pick me up this weekend!”
Chu Ying replied, “Okay . ”
…
When she left the elevator, Su Yi opened her phone, it was almost twelve and there were no notifications .
She took a moment, and instead of going to her room went to Wu Xue’s .
Before she’d even pressed the doorbell, the door opened . Wu Xue was still dressed as she was just a while ago . Holding a packet of cigarettes and a lighter, when she saw Su Yi she paused . “What is it?”
“I should be asking you that . ” Su Yi eyed the Zhong Hwa [1] in her hand .
The production team arranged accommodation only for the actors, the staff they brought along had to fend for themselves . Wu Xue and An Xuan were sharing a double room .
She softly closed the door, leaving it slightly ajar . “An Xuan is sleeping, let’s go talk by the window . ”
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Wu Xue’s room was at the end of the corridor, right next to the window .
She lit a cigarette, took a long drag and puffed the circles out of the window . “Had fun?”
“It’s okay,” Su Yi said . “Talk about it, what’s up? Usually, if it’s after ten, you would want to rush to the streets to haul me home . ”
“Isn’t it because I’m afraid of ruining someone else’s shot at marriage?” Wu Xue laughed . “If even Director Chu doesn’t mind, why would I be scared? Even if there were photos taken it would not be our problem . ”
Wu Xue had sidestepped the important parts and seeing that she did not want to say more, Su Yi did not ask .
She reached out and patted Wu Xue’s head . “Little Xue Xue, if there’s something you need to tell me, I’ll have your back . ”
Wu Xue was entertained . “Drop it, isn’t it usually me who has your back? All those dos in the past that you didn’t show up to and the times you did as you pleased, I had to apologise a ton to appease the company . It’s good that you’re good, now the company daren’t arrange things for you as they please anymore . ”
Su Yi hugged her, a little choked by the smoke . “Yes, yes, yes, you are my goddess, Buddha, saviour of my world; I’d worship you rather than Buddha!”
“Pei, pei, pei,” Wu Xue scolded her . “Can’t you say something better, I’m still living well, why would you pray to me?”
The two of them chatted for a while more as Wu Xue finished this cigarette . After she stubbed it out and tossed it into the bin by the side, she asked casually, “You didn’t cause any trouble just now when you went out, did you?”
A guilty Su Yi she shook her head . “No, we just went to watch a movie . ”
Wu Xue nodded and shooed her away . “Go back, you’re filming tomorrow and sleeping so late . Don’t drink too much water at night lest your face bloats by morning . ”
Su Yi agreed and hurriedly returned to her room .
…
The next morning, Su Yi was putting on make-up on the set when her phone notified her of two headline news on Weibo .
[Heartless! Su Yi slapped Liang Bo hard!]
[Shocking news! Liang Bo visits Su Yi at night and was beaten up by a mysterious man!]
[notes]
[1] zhong hwa is a brand of cigarettes
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