Vase cannon fodder is pampered by the group again

Chapter 65.2

Editor: Princess

The atmosphere in the meeting room suddenly turned cold. Lu Xiao’s gaze darkened, and Shen Ci realized belatedly—

He had just made a heart gesture and even flirted with a stranger right in front of Lu Xiao!

This was terrible! He came to explain the gossip, but now things looked even less innocent!

He ran behind Lu Xiao hurriedly and ingratiatingly began massaging his shoulders: “Little Uncle, making cute gestures is just my professional habit, haha…”

Lu Xiao’s expression revealed neither joy nor anger, making Shen Ci panic even more.

“Hahaha!” The client laughed and his lips curved in an amused smile: “Shen Ci, you’re even more adorable than before.”

“Huh?” Shen Ci looked at him in confusion.

The client frowned slightly: “You… don’t recognize me anymore?”

What kind of cliché pickup line was this?

Even if he was a fan, boundaries needed to be established now. Appeasing his boyfriend was the top priority.

So Shen Ci puffed out his chest and said firmly: “I don’t know you.”

The client sighed helplessly: “…I’m your university classmate.”

Shen Ci nearly stumbled, rubbing his nose awkwardly: “Is that so? It’s been a long time…”

The client: “Do I need to introduce myself to help you remember?”

Shen Ci’s voice grew increasingly small: “No need to trouble yourself, I really don’t remember…”

The client’s mouth twitched: “…I was at least considered the campus heartthrob among the international students.”

In university, Shen Ci had poor grades, was unwilling to socialize with others, and had rented a single-person dormitory, appearing quite reclusive in the eyes of students.

He only liked sticking to Shen Bie, often becoming his big brother’s attachment when he didn’t have class, frequently falling asleep at Shen Bie’s lectures.

This resulted in his big brother’s teachers and classmates knowing Shen Ci, while his actual peers hardly ever saw him, so Shen Ci was very curious how this campus heartthrob knew him.

“This is the eldest son of the Wen family, Wen Ran.” Lu Xiao calmly explained to Shen Ci, his gaze toward Wen Ran carrying a hint of warning. “He’s here to discuss artist development cooperation and will fly back to F Country tomorrow.”

“No way.” Wen Ran stroked his chin, his flirtatious eyes blinking at Shen Ci. “Now that I’ve met an old classmate, I’m definitely staying a few more days.”

“Also… Shen Ci, do you really not remember that I pursued you?”

He pursued him? Shen Ci’s scalp tingled, and he immediately denied it: “No.”

Wen Ran raised one eyebrow: “Trying to cover it up, huh? You’re not trying to keep me as a backup, are you? I heard even President Lu said he wanted to pursue you a few days ago. Why, you’ve turned into a fish pond?”

Shen Ci became anxious and was about to scold him for talking nonsense when Lu Xiao warned in a deep voice: “Wen Ran.”

Those two cold, emotionless words made the entire meeting room feel like it had plunged into an ice cellar, causing even Shen Ci to shiver involuntarily.

Wen Ran also sensed the sudden chill in the atmosphere. The shift from the respectful “Young Master Wen” to addressing him directly by name indicated that Lu Xiao was quite irritated.

Indeed, who would be happy being implied as a backup option?

Wen Ran smiled lightly: “I apologize, it was just a joke. President Lu is definitely not so narrow-minded, right?”

Lu Xiao remained silent, coldly staring at Wen Ran.

The atmosphere grew increasingly tense. Shen Ci quickly intervened: “Little Uncle, your cold hasn’t gotten better yet, don’t get angry. Young Master Wen, why don’t we end today’s discussion here?”

Wen Ran didn’t want to openly confront Lu Xiao, and since this pretty boy had given him a way out, he graciously took it.

He stood up and adjusted his tie, saying with regret: “We’ve only discussed half of it today. I’ll come back tomorrow.”

However at the door, he threw Shen Ci another flirtatious glance, giving Shen Ci goosebumps.

Wen Ran opened his mouth as if about to say something suggestive again when Lu Xiao lightly pressed the remote control with a “click”, his lips curving into an elegantly cold smile.

Then the door began closing mercilessly, seemingly about to trap Wen Ran in the doorway, causing the handsome, graceful young master’s expression to crumble immediately. He jumped out with a hint of panic, losing all his composure.

Then the door slammed shut, enthusiastically bidding farewell to the third wheel, nearly flattening Young Master Wen’s high-bridged nose.

Wen Ran: “…”

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After driving Wen Ran away, Shen Ci collapsed into Lu Xiao’s arms like he had no bones, actively blinking at Lu Xiao in an attempt to soften the great demon king’s heart and create an atmosphere of pitiful innocence.

“You have an eyelash in your eye?” Lu Xiao supported Shen Ci’s waist, afraid he would fall. “Let me blow it out for you.”

Shen Ci: “…”

As Lu Xiao leaned down, Shen Ci quickly pushed away the utterly straight man, sitting upright with exasperation.

“It will hurt, baby be good. Let me blow it away.” Lu Xiao persisted, moving closer. Just as Shen Ci was about to casually appease him, warm softness suddenly covered his lips.

Lu Xiao closed his eyes and kissed the stunned Shen Ci, holding him tightly in his arms. In the quiet meeting room, only occasional faint wet sounds could be heard.

Tricked again… but Shen Ci’s heart bubbled with strawberry soda sweetness, making his teeth almost go soft as he wrapped his arms tightly around Lu Xiao’s neck.

After letting go, Lu Xiao pecked the corners of Shen Ci’s lips out of habit then asked hoarsely, “What did you come for?”

Shen Ci was instantly sobered by a bucket of cold water, and putting on a fawning smile again, he started incoherently: “Little Uncle, today I… I was just buying things for those three dogs when I happened to run into sister Jiaxi, that’s all. She has a girlfriend! We really don’t have anything going on.”

Seeing Lu Xiao’s confusion, Shen Ci explained the hot search topic and the whole situation, even taking out his phone to show him.

“Huh? Where’s the hot search topic?”

Shen Ci scrolled back and forth, but the number one hot search topic from half an hour ago had dropped to the bottom few, barely hanging on the list.

“How dare they hype such fake news… Our cub would never date anyone besides President Lu!”

“I often see this girl at the store, isn’t she an employee? By the entertainment reporters’ logic, if they secretly photograph you with a vegetable vendor auntie, then it means you’re dating in the market?”

“Full of loopholes. Who goes on dates with two brothers tagging along? Anyone who believes this must be brainless.”

Shen Ci, who had specifically come to explain things to Lu Xiao fearing he wouldn’t understand: “…”

So there were scandals that collapsed on their own… Yunxiao Entertainment hadn’t even had time to issue a statement.

Shen Ci questioned his existence. Did he and Hai Jiaxi really have so little couple chemistry?

“More important than your scandal with Jiaxi must be this,right?” Lu Xiao pointed at the screen, his voice deep.

When Shen Ci looked closely, he saw that Min Shoubei had officially announced the film team. The lead actor was him, and also… Lu An?!

Shen Ci was shocked. One was his deskmate in class every day, the other was his biological father, yet both had cooperated without telling him?

These two weren’t making a film, they were running an underground intelligence operation—the kind that could stay undercover for decades…

Brother Zhang’s call came at the perfect time. Shen Ci thought it was about handling the scandal, but after a few words from Brother Zhang, his jaw dropped in shock once again.

“Have you seen Director Min’s announcement? ‘Entertainment Pictorial’ has sent an invitation for you and Lu An to shoot their cover.”

‘Entertainment Pictorial’? That magazine regarded as C Country’s entertainment industry equivalent of ‘TIME’?

A cover shoot… they only invited powerhouse A-list stars or behind-the-scenes talents, and it was known as the “Uncrowned Grand Prize”, almost on par with the industry’s various year-end major awards.

This time they actually invited the rookie Lu An and him?

Just because they were starring in Min Shoubei’s film, the industry firmly believed they were exceptionally talented actors?

It was simply unbelievable… Shen Ci couldn’t recover from his shock for a long time.

Now he just wanted to kneel before Min Shoubei, preferably while clinging to his leg, and sincerely call him “Daddy!”