Chapter 79: Just a Vet
It’s not that Feng Qingyu didn’t find her sugar daddy to complain. She did, but her sugar daddy said that he could do nothing this time. He told Feng Qingyu that the actual power holder of Huaguang Media was He Lushen, and He Huaguang gradually withdrew from the entertainment circle. The younger generation liked He Lusheng better, and it was rumored that He Luchen had a weird personality and was a hard person to manipulate.
Because her sugar daddy and agent always mentioned He Lushen to Feng Qingyu during this period, she remembered it very deeply but did not expect that she would meet this person on this occasion. She felt that this was the opportunity God gave her. She could approach He Lushen, please him, and then get the role smoothly.
Feng Qingyu had such high hopes, so of course, she was not willing to give up her seat. If she sat at another table, Feng Qingyu would not even be qualified to say a word to He Lushen.
If it wasn’t for Yang Huayue, Feng Qingyu would have completely forgotten Liu Man’s name. She felt that Liu Man was nothing. A student who was still studying, acting for the first time, had a supporting role, would dare to openly challenge her, the female lead?
Liu Man’s so-called “background” was simply ridiculous. He was just a veterinarian, with a small amount of money at best, and was only able to open a pet clinic. There were mountains and mountains of people like him to be found in Shanghai and the Capital. Feng Qingyu usually wouldn’t even glance at him, let alone eating at a table with such a person.
Feng Qingyu thought this vet had no right to have dinner with her.
So, she was not going to give up her spot.
Feng Qingyu didn’t move and sat on her seat the entire time. She was sitting firmly as if no one was driving her, she would not even move her butt.
This was an unspeakable kind of awkwardness.
Now the main table had become like this: Tang Tu, Yang Huayue, and Qiao Xin had long been seated at the second main table; Qiu Jing, Gao Jindong, He Lushen, and Cheng Sheng stood together; Ye Zian, Ye Ziliang, a deputy director, and a production director stood together, while Yu Zhan stood with Liu Man across the round table.
Feng Qingyu was the only one sitting out of them all, and she was making herself very clear.
The deputy director couldn’t stand it anymore and broke the silence, “I’ll go join the second main table.”
He Lushen looked at Yu Zhan’s expression before abruptly saying, “No, there will be no need to. I just realized that we have other things to attend to, and we can have a meal some other time.”
Cheng Sheng also smiled shrewdly, “Yes, everyone’s living in Quan Jing, so there will be a chance to see each other in the future.”
He Lushen went on to say a polite, auspicious remark, “Don’t worry about us, continue your meal. Eat and drink well! I wish you all a Happy New Year and all the best.”
Yu Zhan stopped being polite with these people and didn’t even say a word. He nodded towards He Lushen and Chengsheng, and the three of them walked towards the exit.
There wasn’t time for Qiu Jing and Gao Jindong to stop them. They watched as the group left.
When they walked to the exit, He Lushen laughed teasingly. He asked Yu Zhan, “Zhan, why have you never mentioned that beauty named ‘Man Man’ to me? ‘Slow’? Is she very slow? Or do you mean it like ‘Feral’?”
TL’s Note: Mhm, in Chinese, the words “slow” and “feral” are pronounced as “Man.”
Yu Zhan knew He Lushen’s character, that he would keep on asking. Yu Zhan had nothing to hide, so he replied to He Lushen, “She’s called Liu Man, the Man spelled with a female character. She has a cat, just like Mr. Ye. She is a guest of my clinic.”
“Oh~~ So, she’s a belle with a cat,” He Lushen laughed meaningfully, “So, you just met her in your clinic? You like her?”
Yu Zhan went silent to admit on default.
“She’s indeed a lovely and beautiful girl. You have a good vision. She is also in the entertainment industry?” He Lushen continued to inquire about Liu Man’s details.
“No, she is a piano major in the Capital City Music University, and she is still studying. She came here to film as a part-time job.”
“Oh, so does she plan on going into the entertainment circle in the future? Does she need my help?”
He Lushen said warmheartedly. What he meant by help was enough for Liu Man to jump straight to the first-tier.
The result was, Yu Zhan didn’t even need any thinking before he immediately rejected, “There’s no need for that. Don’t interfere; it’s her own business, and she will take care of it herself.”
Cheng Sheng was paying close attention as he listened to the gossip, and He Lushen patted him on the shoulder, “Sorry, brother. It’s New Year’s Eve, and I dragged you over to accompany us both.”
“It’s nothing. Fortunately, I got to know Vet Yu because of you. I have two Corgi’s, and if they get sick, I will find Zhan, and he would probably be able to give me a discount,” Cheng Sheng perfectly combined his shrewdness and humor and did not leave out the part about money.
Before tonight, Cheng Sheng and Yu Zhan did not know each other. Yu Zhan and He Lushen were friends, and He Lushen and Cheng Sheng were friends.
Cheng Sheng came from a rich family in Shanghai. He Lushen spent his childhood in the capital, and later on, he met Cheng Sheng when he moved to Shanghai with his parents.
Cheng Sheng’s family business was all related to the service industry such as hotels, resorts, and spa. His family businesses were very busy when there were holidays. They never had things like family gatherings during New Year breaks. Everyone was busy making money, and they didn’t care about each other.
He Lushen’s family was also weird. His parents’ wedding anniversary was just two days before New Year’s Eve. So every Spring Festival, the couple would leave him alone and go abroad for their honeymoon happily.
Yu Zhan knew He Lushen’s family tradition very well, so today he asked He Lushen on WeChat whether he felt like getting together and having a meal together on New Year’s Eve. He Lushen was very bored, so of course, he readily agreed.
Yu Zhan also mentioned that he heard the restaurant on the fourth floor of Quan Jing Hotel in Shanghai was great and that he wanted to go there for dinner. He Lushen immediately thought of his other friend, Cheng Sheng, and called him. That was how this dinner came tonight.
Cheng Sheng, like Qiu Jing and others, thought that Yu Zhan was just a small owner of a mediocre pet clinic. He Lushen did not reveal much to Cheng Sheng about the origins of Yu Zhan, only that he was an old childhood friend. But Cheng Sheng was very good to his friends. He who loved to be pompous, to make the scene for his friends, made the driver drive his Rolls Royce to pick up He Lushen and made a special trip to the airport to pick up Yu Zhan. Um, he also picked up Ye Ziliang by the way.
“Hey, us third wheels should go. Zhan is so mean. He sees his crush and ignores his friends; he even plays me around like a fool. I thought he was trying to contact me for our friendship,” He Lu Shen had a sad tone, but his eyes were teasing.
To be honest, He Lushen felt very happy. Yu Zhan, who had been lonely since a long, long time ago, finally had someone he liked.
After He Lushen and the others left, the atmosphere of the crew’s New Year dinner party became very strange, and there was no way to become active again. Both the Ye brothers seemed to be in a bad mood, Qiu Jing didn’t smile at all, and Gao Jindong kept on a stern face.
No one dared to drink or force anyone to drink anymore. Everyone quickly finished eating and went home.
Liu Man sat on her original spot and was going to leave after her superiors, Qiu Jing and Gao Jindong leave.
At this time, she received a WeChat message.
“I’ll wait for you at the hotel’s backdoor.” — Yu Zhan
Credits: Sydney