At the Pleasure Group.
Before leaving work in the afternoon, an artist from the online streaming platform had been arrested for being involved in a pornographic incident. The Pleasure Group's online celebrity management department, as well as the entire company's publicity department and public relations department, stayed behind to work overtime.
Ling Han took the lead and held a three-hour meeting in the conference room to discuss countermeasures.
Ye Huanyan delivered tea to the conference room five times. When she came out for the last time, she was yawning and sleepy.
Ji Xiaoyue came back from supper, full of energy.
"Okay, you just got better. I'll take over the night shift. You go back first."
Ye Huanyan didn't refuse. She put down the teapot and yawned. "Then I'll go first. They probably won't be done in half an hour. You go in and deliver tea. There are still some miscellaneous things. Just do as Assistant Qiao says."
"It's not my first day as a secretary. I know these things. Hurry up and go. If you don't go, you won't get overtime pay."
Under Ji Xiaoyue's constant urging, Ye Huanyan packed up her things and walked out of the company, looking back every three steps.
It was already late at night, but the business center was still brightly lit. Many buildings were like the Pleasure Group's, or even more, lights were on throughout the night. This was the competitive pressure of the city, and also the source of all the vitality of the city.
She wore a black office skirt and a thin gray woolen coat as she walked towards the night bus stop. It was early November, and the temperature dropped again in winter. Before she reached the bus stop, she had already sneezed several times.
"Qiu …"
When she sneezed for the sixth time, a low-key white business van slowly stopped beside her.
Ye Huanyan was slightly stunned and subconsciously moved to the side of the road.
A man in a blue casual suit walked out of the car. He had an earring on his right ear, which made him look slightly feminine. He walked straight towards Ye Huanyan. "Miss Ye, right? Do you have time now? I want to talk to you. "
Ye Huanyan was slightly stunned. She looked at the familiar face and asked in confusion,
"Do I know you?"
The man stood straight and smiled politely.
"I am … Su Nianhua's manager. You can call me Brother Li."
Upon hearing the name Su Nianhua, Ye Huanyan frowned and spoke in an unfriendly tone.
"What do you want now?"
"Don't misunderstand. I was just thinking of finding a chance to explain to you what happened this afternoon. I won't take up too much of your time, just ten minutes …" Seeing Ye Huanyan's cold expression, Li Dali pursed his lips and extended five fingers. "How about five minutes? We'll talk in the car, and we'll send you back while we're at it …"
Ye Huanyan glanced at the SUV, a trace of impatience appearing between her brows. "He's also in the car?"
Li Dali's expression was a little strange.
"At … Brother Hua …"
After getting into the car, Ye Huanyan finally understood why Li Dali had that expression.
The spacious nanny van was filled with the strong smell of alcohol. Su Nianhua was lying in the back seat, unconscious. Beside him was an IV drip hanging on a hanger.
"What happened to him?"
Ye Huanyan's expression tightened.
Li Dali closed the door and said helplessly.
"In the afternoon, he … was in a bad mood after he came back. When I opened the door at night, I saw that he was unconscious. I was afraid of alarming the reporters, so I didn't dare to go to the hospital. So, I asked a doctor I know at the hospital to help and put him on an IV drip."
Ye Huanyan frowned and looked at the man lying in the back seat. He had a handsome face, and she could faintly see the pure eyes of the past. The man's sharp edges covered the youthfulness of a teenager, and added a bit of toughness. At this moment, the celebrity that was the center of attention was drunk and unconscious in this narrow space.
"You looked for me because of this?"
"He was drunk and kept calling your name. I couldn't do anything about it. I also wanted to explain to you what happened in the afternoon. Brother Hua didn't know about the reporters. It was all my fault. I didn't think it through. He really just wanted to treat you to a meal. He was also afraid that you wouldn't come and misunderstand that he had ulterior motives, so he contacted your colleague first."
Li Dali's words were like a needle piercing Ye Huanyan's heart. She felt a little sorry for him, but it wasn't unbearable. There were two voices in her heart. One told her to leave, whether it was Su Nianhua or Lu Shen, they had nothing to do with her. Don't look for trouble.
And another voice was telling her that she had the responsibility to guide others to let go of the guilt they felt toward her. What happened back then, on the surface, she was the one who was hurt the most, but the one who bore the most psychological pressure was Lu Shen.
He had broken ties with the Lu family and changed his name. All these years, he had worked his way up to where he was today. From a rich young master, he had become a vagrant singer who swallowed his pride and sang in bars for a few hundred dollars.
If it wasn't for her, his life would have been smooth sailing.
"Miss Ye, look, I've explained everything. If you still don't believe me, I can call the reporters who followed you this afternoon to confront you …"
"No need." Ye Huanyan's gaze fell on Su Nianhua's face.
"When he wakes up, if he's free, ask him to give me a call. I'll find time to explain to him what he wants to talk about."
Li Dali's face lit up. "Okay, okay. I'll send you back now."
Ye Huanyan was about to refuse when she suddenly remembered the time. The waiting time for the night bus was too long, so she didn't refuse.
The journey wasn't long. Ye Huanyan sat beside Su Nianhua and heard him mumble something. She vaguely heard the two words "Yan Yan" and some messy words like "stage play".
"Yan Yan, wait for me …"
While tossing and turning, he suddenly held her hand. Ye Huanyan was so shocked that she quickly held his wrist, afraid that the IV needle would pierce through his blood vessels.
Li Dali consciously turned his head away and didn't look at them. The atmosphere in the car was a little tense.
Ye Huanyan's brows were tightly knitted. In the end, she didn't pull her hand away. She held his wrist and tidied his messy bangs. His hair was blue, probably for the stage effect. It felt unreal when she touched it.
Just like him, his sudden return as a superstar, Su Nianhua, made her feel unreal.
Lu Shen, do you know that no one in this world should wait for someone in the same place? Moreover, it's been 10 years. 10 years is enough to change the world.
10 years ago, there was a craze in China for 'going abroad'. Lu Shen's mother stood in front of her and said those words.
"Lu Shen is destined to study abroad. Be it now or in the future, you'll only be a burden by his side. Can you go abroad? You can't. "
Yes, she couldn't. 10 years ago, when her father had just passed away, she and Jiang Meilan depended on each other. Although they didn't have to worry about food and clothing, most of the family's money was invested in Jiang Meilan's business. She couldn't leave the mess at home alone. Although she couldn't help, she could at least stay by her mother's side and comfort her.
The night before she found out that Lu Shen was going abroad, she skipped class.
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