Chapter 4

Pei Xiao was confused and he paused. That was obviously the first time he called Chi Yao in the last two years.

Why is Chi Yao like that?

Putting aside his confusion, Pei Xiao went straight to the point and said: “Mr. Chi, I know that I have offended you before… I didn’t expect that I would meet you that day at the club. So, if it caused you displeasure, it was my fault.”

Chi Yao said, “I feel uncomfortable whenever I see you.”

Pei Xiao repeatedly apologized: “Mr. Chi, I have retired from the circle two years ago and I have already stopped filming. You also got my business card. I am now working behind the scenes and acting as an agent. I promise you that I will pay attention next time. If you are there, I will immediately avoid you and never get in your way.”

Chi Yao chuckled lightly, he is indifferent and arrogant, condescending and teasing him like a small cat or dog.

Pei Xiao knew that he was hitting a rock with an egg. He gritted his teeth and clarified his intentions: “Mr. Chi, you are generous, can you lift the ban and let me make a living.”

There was silence on the other end of the phone, Pei Xiao was so nervous that he held his breath. Chi Yao slowly asked, “Why would I let you off the hook?”

Chi Yao’s tone was very arrogant as if he was mocking him. It made Pei Xiao anxious and he couldn’t help but scold him in his heart. Is it really necessary to mock him like this?

Pei Xiao suppressed his irritability and said politely: “It’s my job, please don’t make things any more difficult.”

Chi Yao blurted out, “I don’t understand, I didn’t make things difficult for you.”

Pei Xiao was confused when he heard his words, his face instantly flushed and he was ashamed.

What? Did he get the wrong person?? ?? So, it wasn’t Chi Yao who did it???

Pei Xiao doesn’t remember that he has other …..no, he has few other enemies. Pei Xiao scratched his head. If it wasn’t Chi Yao who did it then, who did?

Pei Xiao quickly nodded and bowed to his waist to apologize. He was so embarrassed that he wanted to hang himself: “Yes, I’m sorry Mr. Chi, I made a mistake. The male group that I lead will debut in a few days on the show. But, just today, the director suddenly informed me that someone ordered them not to let us on. I’m sorry for my small-mindedness. …… I’m sorry, I’m really sorry.”

Chi Yao didn’t hang up his phone and listened to him quietly. As if he just remembered what he did, he said nonchalantly: “Oh, so you’re talking about that.”

He righteously added: “I’m the one who did it.”

Pei Xiao laughed stupidly as if there was something wrong with his hearing. A stream of blood rushed into his face.

I will k*ll you in 3 seconds!!!

Pei Xiao pressed his chest and covered his mouth as he silently recited Amitabha Buddha to calm his mind.

K*lling is not good, k*lling is not good, you can’t go to hell for this kind of stupidity, it’s not worth it.

Let’s bear with it and calm down.

He didn’t think about himself but instead, he thought about the group of young boys. He couldn’t ruin their future.

Pei Xiao had to go back and continued to apologize: “You… it turns out that you accidentally forgot. Can you please be generous and let us off the hook?”

Chi Yao didn’t even hesitate and replied in a firm, cold, and unforgiving manner, “No.”

Pei Xiao covered his face and organized his mood. He gritted his teeth and after a while, he said: “Then I won’t disturb you. Goodbye.”

Chi Yao looks like he still wants to say something, “You ……”

Pei Xiao was already angry and he directly pressed the hang-up button.

He was too angry.

Even if he has a good temper, he wouldn’t be able to take this kind of bullying.

Mainly because he felt ashamed to face the boys and his bosses who worked so hard for so long to prepare their debut.

There is nothing crueler in the world than to discourage a man who is full of ambitions.

Although he didn’t know Chi Yao well, it was easy for him to find out how narrow-minded he is because Chi Yao wanted to destroy him since his precious virgin body that he has preserved for more than 20 years was destroyed.

He didn’t do it on purpose and he doesn’t want to do this kind of money-losing business either!

Pei Xiao was angry for a while and later went to see his boss.

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The owner of Lingyu Entertainment Company has a surname of Chen. Although Lao Chen didn’t know anything about the entertainment industry, he was lucky. In the beginning, his first investment was because he liked a novel and saw that they didn’t have the money to make the movie. At that time, he was looking for an investment so he paid for it out of his own pocket and mixed it up. As a result, the cold-themed movie that no one was optimistic about went viral, earning him ten times bigger than what he had invested.

Lao Chen found that the entertainment industry is cool and makes money real fast. From then on, it got out of control.

Pei Xiao scratched his head and went to Lao Chen. He asked politely: “Mr. Chen, do you know anyone from the Chi family?”

Lao Chen asked, “Which Chi family?”

Pei Xiao replied: “It’s the Chi conglomerate, the one doing real estate, building materials, and shipping…”

Lao Chen laughed: “Hahaha. Do you want me to introduce you? Sadly, I don’t know anyone, why?”

Pei Xiao’s heart beat rapidly and lied: “It’s nothing, I don’t know anyone either. But, I have a friend who offended the Chi family and is now being targeted. I’m just trying to help. Do you know Chi Yao?”

Lao Chen smiled and said: “I know him but he doesn’t know me. He is the prince of the Chi family and your friend offended him? That’s terrible….”

Pei Xiao couldn’t bear to listen anymore, and asked nervously: “What?”

Lao Chen said: “People who offended him are very miserable. But, people wouldn’t offend him for no reason, right?

Pei Xiao was anxious and went back to the practice room.

The boys are still training and Pei Xiao knows that they will practice until at least 12 o’clock every day.

It’s better to die late than die early. Pei Xiao thought about it and mentally prepared.

The hardest thing in the entertainment industry is proving their ground. But Pei Xiao didn’t expect that he would be teaching that lesson before they could even make their debut.

Pei Xiao entered the room with a solemn heart and the trainees felt it. Pei Xiao turned the speaker off and clapped his hands signaling them to stop: “I have something to tell you.”

Everyone had a bad feeling and looked at each other.

“Brother Pei, what’s wrong?”

“Brother Pei, good news or bad news, don’t be like that it’s a little scary”

“I’m starting to get nervous ……”

Pei Xiao said seriously, “You might not be able to debut.”

All of a sudden, the practice room fell into dead silence and even the sound of their breathing seemed to disappear.

No one could talk, only the boys’ sweat slipped from their jaws hitting the floor, drop by drop, making a trivial cracking sound.

Only Pei Xiao’s calm voice remained in the practice room: “I’m still thinking of ways to give you guys opportunities. It may or may not be possible, I can’t guarantee it.”

Torment.

Every second feels like a year.

He didn’t know how long it took but [1]Cui Xueyan asked softly, “Brother Pei, did something happen? Did someone make a mistake?”

Pei Xiao hesitated to speak and said sincerely: “Don’t think nonsense, it’s all my fault. I’m not competent.”

After saying that, Cui Xueyan suddenly broke down and burst into tears.

The other boys in the group were also not feeling well but Cui Xueyan cried badly that they rushed to comfort him.

“Look at me, I’m on my second failed debut, just get used to it.”

“Don’t cry, the big deal is not on TV, the road will show the right path.”

“D*mn, you cry so much that I feel like crying too.”

Pei Xiao can understand Cui Xueyan the most. Though he has good looks, he has a horrible family background as he came from a poor single-parent family. Right from the start, he already said that he wants to enter the circle to provide a good life for his family.

Pei Xiao sent the children back to their dormitory. The company didn’t have much money but the food and accommodation for the trainees are provided. However, the dormitory was only being rented by the company and it is not in a good condition as it only has forty square meters that are equipped with two bunk beds. They are also being given a monthly allowance of 1,000 yuan.

What can you do with a thousand yuan in the first-tier city like S City?

Pei Xiao remembered his life when he was young and thought that there is not a day without suffering. Later on, he was soon corrupted by the capitalists and lived in the big villas with his gold master.

Mostly because he himself is not clean and wanted the things that he cannot have, he wants the children under him to be as clean as possible.

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It was a difficult night to sleep in.

The next morning, Cui Xueyan stood up at six o’clock. His other teammates were still sleeping and he asked, “I’ll go buy breakfast, what do you want to eat?”

His teammates casually responded.

Cui Xueyan went downstairs. He cried all night yesterday and wasn’t able to sleep so, his eyes are now red and swollen. He squatted on the edge of the curb and made a call: “…Hello? Brother.”

Chi Yao’s icy voice answered from the phone: “I just came back from my morning run. I want to take a shower so, I’ll get back to you after.”

Cui Xueyan said “Oh” and obediently hung up the phone.

Chi Yao is an extremely self-disciplined person. Every morning he gets up at 5:30 a.m. and runs for an hour. He takes a shower and drinks black tea or black coffee with a western breakfast. While eating, he reads the newspaper until 7 and gets ready for work.

Basically, he is like a robot that cannot be shaken.

Cui Xueyan knew that because he is Chi Yao’s half-brother. When he was a child, he was dug out of the bed every day by his brother and went running together.

Although his elder brother is not polite, he is true to his words. Since he said he will call back later, Cui Xueyan waited.

Cui Xueyan ordered a small wonton at the breakfast shop. After eating the small wonton, his brother called.

Cui Xueyan is afraid of his brother like a mouse that is afraid of a cat. Since he left home, he has never contacted any of his family on that side but the matter of his debut is too serious. He gathered the courage and asked: “Brother, was it you who told the people in the TV station to not let the group appear on the show?.”

He heard the sound of an iron spoon hitting the sides of the porcelain cup, it must have been Chi Yao stirring the black coffee. Even Chi Yao’s voice sounded bitter and salty: “Yes.”

“It’s embarrassing to run off just to be an actor.”

In the end, Cui Xueyan is still a seventeen-year-old-child so he wanted to cry again. He sniffed and held back his tears. He said aggressively: “I’m not an actor so I don’t film movies. I am an idol who only sings and dances.”

“Then it’s better shooting a movie.” Chi Yao said, “I won’t talk about this for now, just because I have something to ask you.”

Cui Xueyan was at a loss but heard Chi Yao ask: “Your agent… Pei Xiao, are you familiar with him?”

At the very moment.

In the Chi family mansion, Chi Yao did not have his usual financial newspaper. Instead, he was holding a piece of information.

There is a picture in the photo column. To be precise, it was Pei Xiao’s picture.

That is Pei Xiao’s information in Chi Yao’s hand.

Chi Yao tapped on his desktop, suppressing his anxiety, and said feigning coldness, “Tell me about Pei Xiao.”

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[1] Cui Xueyan = Xiao Cui

Chinese lessons with Jace!

– Chinese people add ‘xiao’ in a person’s first name as it serves as the nickname of how your families and friends call you. BUT, if you add ‘xiao’ in a person’s last name, it serves as a short name for your co-workers to call you in the workplace.

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