12 - Summon the rich to dote on me

Xiao Yuhang’s morning interview with the media was a bit delayed, which led to a series of tight schedule later. By the time he was photoshooting for the dinner party in the afternoon, he had turned into a giant air-conditioner. The staff members who had dealing with him entered and exited with fear and trepidation, out for fear of stepping on land mine.

“Don’t always comb over there. You’re old-fashioned.” Standing on the threshold of thirty, he paid special attention to his appearance; neither too delicate to appear frivolous, nor too mature to break away from the site traffic [1] .

Just like his awkward positioning; a youngster, who made his name at the age of twenty-four dreamed of Hollywood at the peak of his career, had not been making any amazing works in five years and his domestic popularity had also reached the bottom.

It was not good enough to be considered an art, yet not down-to-earth enough either. Time flew like water and in the twinkling of an eye, his youth was gone but he could not give up the head start battlefield in his early twenties. His heart had long been not as peaceful as it appeared on his face. Rather, it was anxious. Unwillingness and regret were incessantly twining around his whole body.

In a fret, Xiao Yuhang lighted a cigarette and wantonly blew smokes indoor while his finger pointed at the opened message and pondered about Gu Han’s attitude.

Before he went to Las Vegas in a hurry, Gu Han used business trip as a pretext to come to the movie set to visit him and vowed to give him a dream birthday party. Later, he was busy attending the film festival and didn’t take this matter seriously, because it was not uncommon for Gu Han to spend a fortune on his birthday. At that time, when there was no news from Gu Han, he thought Gu Han was hiding to bring him a big surprise. Who would have known that afterwards, it didn’t happen??

Xiao Yuhang was quite confident that he at first thought Gu Han was delayed due to the affair of seizing the grand project, but several times the messages suggested that the other person was very perfunctory, which was too unusual. When did Gu Han turn over from his, Xiao Yuhang’s palm? What a joke!

The long and thin cigarette soon burned to the end and he pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray.

When all was said and done, Gu Han was a businessman who had invested [energy or time in a friendship] so much but didn’t fish up the benefits and had a normal mood. Heh! As expected, a person coming out from the stink of copper [2] was truly virtuous.

Xiao Yuhang thought that as long as he put down his arrogance a little bit, the other person would immediately wrap around his finger. He had tactfully reflected on himself that after all, Gu Han’s family background was different and he had everything going his way. This big fish’s rope was stretched too tight that for fear of breaking, he had to timely feed two good bites of coax; otherwise, a dog with bad temper was hard to manage.

Imagining a complete set of scheme course for Gu Han, he declared victory unilaterally. He only had to wait for the other person to be subdued in the evening!

–

On the other hand, Gu Han, who was out of favor, passed the day in the cold palace as if it were a year. He was as busy as a donkey but that could not even stop him to find time to send a message to Pei Xian. Perhaps, he could get 2 out of 10 replies.

Boss Gu calculated the poor reply proportion and immediately felt lost in the cold palace and never go back! It wasn’t until the assistant reminded him that it was almost the time for the charity dinner to begin that he remembered there was still an evil spirit [3] he had to fight tonight.

After the bright red carpet session and refreshing evening party, there was a small scale of high-end open-air cocktail party. VIPs and movie stars chatted with each other in groups. The environment was elegant and private, which was suitable for doing some matter on the edge of the table.

Gu Han was chatting with friends in the business circle when he saw Xiao Yuhang coming from afar with a smile. Those friends very tacitly threw him a wink before turning around and vacated the space.

“Brother Han, congratulation on winning the grand land project.” Xiao Yuhang lifted the champagne and sipped it gracefully. He didn’t mention half a sentence about Gu Han being a no-show on his birthday, as he looked both concerned and lacked of care.

Gu Han knew that Xiao Yuhang was waiting for him to explain the reason on his own initiative. Humph, I won’t say! I’m f*cking choking you to death [4] !

Boss Gu took a red wine from a waiter’s hand and seemed to care as he asked, “When did you come back? You did not say a word; otherwise I’ll send someone to pick you up.”

“It’s fine. You’re busy. I can handle it.” Xiao Yuhang said it intimately, naturally and considerately. But he sneered at the bottom of his heart. As expected, he was waiting for me to take the initiative to be friendly. Why else he exhibited such stinking pretension before?

As soon as Gu Han heard this, he quickly climbed up the pole [5] . “That’s good. I’m really busy recently, but I’ll certainly take time off to see you off when leave later.”

“???” Xiao Yuhang was dumbstruck and brain-jammed [6] as he tried to continue the conversation but could not. He was used to Gu Han not being able to keep up with his brain speed.

“Brother Han, I want to stay longer this time.” He lowered his eyes slightly as his long fingers fell on Gu Han’s wrist. “Being abroad alone for a long time… In fact, it was very lonely. Thanks to you for taking care of me back and forth these years.”

Once again, he recalled the bittersweet memories of the past. You lonely balls with legs split like centipedes [7] . I believe once again that you are bewitched!

Gu Han’s expressionless eyes flied past his fingertips and tapped him on the back of his hand like a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water [8] , “Coming back is also good.”

Xiao Yuhang’s lips slightly curved. As long as it was men, they couldn’t escape when their loved ones showed weaknesses. He believed that he knew Gu Han too well by relying on his love for so many years.

“The domestic film market has developed very well in recent years. If I don’t come back, I’m afraid that if I thoroughly search, I won’t find such a person as me.” It was three points true and seven points false. His bright and beautiful facial features were covered in a faint sadness, so beautiful that it had the power to make men crazy and stirred up one’s innermost feelings.

It was a pity that Gu Han had eighteen baldies who recited the Vajra Sutra in his heart; he was not stirred up in the slightest. He kept up the farce of treating with courtesy, “Don’t worry, you are a good actor and smart. Whoever doesn’t want you means they are blind.”

Yes, it was a familiar way of praising. Xiao Yuhang felt that the foundation had been laid, “Brother Han once again coaxed me. Anyway, I’m learning from Director He recently. He thinks I’m very suitable for his new play.”

He Xiang was the director of <The Imperial City>. At this time, the main roles of <The imperial City> had been basically determined. Even if the director had new opinion and it was not an excessive situation for the original actors, it was very difficult to shake the choice of capital.

“I don’t know much about the entertainment industry, but I think as long as I see your works, I will definitely appreciate you. You have the strength to win the role.” Gu Han boasted like eating bee shit [9] .

Gu Han’s flattery delighted Xiao Yuhang. But something seemed to be wrong? In the past, he only needed to point and Gu Han would surely cut through all the thorns for him and achieve all his vague wishes. Today, how could Gu Han act like a piece stone? Were his words too vague?

“I’m confident in my acting skill. I’m just afraid that I can’t keep up with the inner circle after I’ve been away for so long.” Layer upon layer, Xiao Yuhang’s heart gradually went gloomy while on the surface, he had no choice but to hold his bearing.

Gu Han patted him heavily on the shoulder and arm, “Don’t worry, anywhere is all relying on speaking by strength. You can do it.”

“I can’t!!!” Xiao Yuhang saw his second personality break through the top of his skull and swearing in the air! What’s this for? Want to make me ask for it? Impossible! I, Xiao Yuhang only had the resources came to my door and never asked for the resources to come. Dream on, ba!

“Brother Han, you don’t understand. That was then, this is now; time has changed.” Xiao Yuhang gritted his teeth and humbling himself as he begged.

Gu Han placated him with a smile, “Fine-fine-fine, I don’t understand. But I know you are the best. Take your time and don’t be impatient.”

“Take my sweet time! My youthfulness will be too impatient to wait!” Xiao Yuhang was so angry that he felt a choking sensation and could only swear at the bottom of his heart, what the hell does Gu Han want?

“I won’t follow up with your words, you’re only coaxing.” He was so good at acting that up until now his face didn’t even had the slightest change. “Brother Han, I want to open a gallery and choose it to be in Haiguang Street. Can you give me some advice and ideas some other day?”

Xiao Yuhang thought to himself, “You can pretend to be stupid for other things, but you should be able to understand this once heard, right?”

How could Gu Han not understand? Haiguang Street, next to CBD [10] , was a paradise of art. A friend of his opened a retro coffee shop there, which cost a few ten millions. This kind of appetite was not small.

He raised his eyebrows with confidence. “It’s a small matter. I’ll show you around.”

Xiao Yuhang’s heart that had fallen into an ice cave suddenly burst forth flowers as if in spring. He pinched his palm secretly where Gu Han couldn’t see. “Brother Han, you are very kind to me.”

He obviously felt the change of Gu Han’s taste, seemingly no longer wanted to eat this bites of cold and estrange [11] . He appeared to be extraordinarily overbearing and had to be flattered step by step, stroking along the fur.

Gu Han slightly pulled away and raised his hand to propose a toast lightly. In fact, they were not close but could shoot an extremely ambiguous picture from a certain angle.

Xiao Yuhang smiled particularly noble and reserved. He glanced at the shade of the trees in the distance and a cold light of a camera flashed by…..

–

Gu Han had never been home late since Pei Xian landed on Berlin Road.

Tonight was the first time he came back at midnight. He even fantasized that little quail was wearing loose pajamas, holding a pillow with windblown hair while curling up on the sofa in a daze and upon seeing him, he would rub his eyes as he softly called “Mister Gu”. The sudden excitement made Gu Han drove out of line in S-shaped.

The cruel reality was that when he pushed open the door, there was only a solitary floor lamp lighting the living room with Uncle Lin sat on the sofa, knitting sweaters with glasses on. The scene was both serene and strange like a mysterious film.

Gu Han laughed at himself awkwardly. Without paying, the little quail would not provide night service. He was so miserable; he had spent 30 million yuan but still living as someone who chose to follow a solitary path. His weary heart wanted to cry.

After washing up, he took a peek at Pei Xian, who slept sprawled out on his back as if he was catching a ghost in the dream [12] . Tomorrow, he would have a very important board of directors meeting, so he had to go out early. In this way, he couldn’t see little quail for sixty hours. Suddenly, Gu Han felt a little overwhelmed.

The time was too soon, the separation was too long.

The next morning, Pei Xian ran downstairs with joy, thinking that he could meet his dear Mister ATM [13] . As a result, there was only a busy Uncle Lin and Aunt with a table of fragrant breakfast in the living room.

He didn’t take notice about it when he was having fun in the wild zoo yesterday, but when he went home, he looked at the messages from Gu Han and discovered that Boss Gu seemed a little lonely.

Truth to be told, up until now Pei Xian had no idea what Gu Han hired him for? Having delusion of Xiao Yuhang to want him act as a substitute? But their lips hadn’t even kissed. So far, he was as clean as ice, as pure as jade like the Little Dragon Maiden [14] ! But it was even more incomprehensible if he did not pursue this face, ah?

In the end, the brain knocked out the Chinese knotted [15] Pei Xian to choose to give up. This ATM was destined to be owned by Xiao [16] Bank. If he could draw out [money], then just draw out more. Yes…. I’ll draw out a bit more, little by little.

Although he said that, he was still very dedicated to pick out yesterday’s picture of beautiful scenery from his mobile phone and intended to send it to Boss Gu, who looked very lonely, as to make him happy.

Suddenly, a notification jumped out from Weibo app: Charity Dinner Party’s Gu Han and Xiao Yuhang were very much enamored without onlookers. The head of Gu Family’s pursuit of love for ten years has turned out to be a positive result. Perhaps, a good occasion [17] is around the corner.

He tapped open the notification. At the top of the brief news, there was a sneak photo. The magnificent outdoor lawn party lights were like an array of stars. Gu Han and Xiao Yuhang met each other on their forehead and even the slender champagne cups in hands were clinked together. Gu Han looked a bit serious, but Xiao Yuhang’s simple smile was full of sweetness, as if the other person said something particularly satisfactory to him.

Pei Xian’s breathing suddenly smothered, despite knowing about the plot and also planned to suavely rolled out of the villa once Xiao Yuhang return to start the life of his yearning. But it all came so suddenly that he didn’t have time to send the beautiful photo to Gu Han.

He stood still for a moment before he went upstairs silently. He turned out his canvas backpack without knowing what items to pack. He just felt that he had been filled with loss.

After sighing with emotion for more than ten seconds, Pei Xian immediately turned his grief into a driving force and packed his bank card properly. He took out a precious map with dense circle of notes and marks on, all of which were his homework about where the climate was pleasant, where the scenery was unlimited and where the price was affordable.

Goodbye! Boss Gu, I’ll miss you, muah!

When he simply packed some clothes in the cloakroom, he accidentally knocked over a cabinet and trinkets scattered all over the place.

Pei Xian squatted down slowly, feeling limp and numb as he was caught off guard to be lost in deep reverie.

They were all useless trinkets. Some of them were given by Gu Han and some of them were bought by him and discounted to Gu Han.

“This is very…. valuable.” Pei Xian picked up a pair of sapphire cufflinks and put them into the bag. It was bought by Gu Han before they went to meet Madame Gu.

“And this one too, I’ll take it with me to change for money.” He talked to himself while picking up all over the place and unconsciously filled up his backpack.

Afterwards, I will not be able to see Mister Gu……

–

At the same time, the Gu’s old residence was in uproar!

Madame Gu threw the gossip page of the morning paper on the table, “Good occasion is around the corner? If I give this good occasion; does Xiao Yuhang dare to accept it?”

Although she looked angry, her movement of drinking tea was neither tense nor slow. She sighed and asked the Secretary, “Have you tell Young Master that I have gone [away] to worship the Buddha?”

“Don’t worry, madam. Young Master got the news from the bodyguard he bribed.” The Secretary replied with a slight bow.

“Heh! This loathsome son follows his Pa’s moral conduct!” Madam Gu raised her wrist and looked at her watch. “Prepare the car. I’m going to meet Pei Xian.”

Pei Xian made up a story about going to feed pigeons in a small square. He carried on his back, a small bag full of treasure and was ready to run. As soon as he got to the door, he saw an unhurried, stylish Bentley limousine drove near in a swagger.

The secretary took the lead in getting off and without saying a word, opened the back door. Without getting off at all, Madame Gu said, “Pei Xian, get in. I have something to talk with you.”

Note:

[1] Hot search. Young idol/celebs are the hot search on net

[2] profits-before-everything mentality

[3] Xiao Yuhang

[4] make XYH choke with the question he’s not going to ask due to his ego

[5] To follow the points that others have put forward.

[6] jamming of cartridge or shell case. But I guess his brain got jammed

[7] His curses are… quite childish (>人<)

[8] touch superficially

[9] Eating bee shit means that you encounter a very pleasant thing, which makes people very excited or happy.

[10] central business district.

[11] Refer to his taste of XYH being cold and estranged

[12] Dreaming of catching ghost means good luck, can avoid disasters, and work and career will take a new level in the near future. Basically, PX slept without any care in the world.

[13] Automated teller machine

[14] The heroin of The Condor Heroes by Jin Young, who was too pure

[15] A very complex knot, in this case his mind was in complexity

[16] Xiao Yuhang

[17] marriage

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