Vase cannon fodder is pampered by the group again

Chapter 76.1

Editor: Princess

Yu Yang rambled on with his complaints, and even someone as oblivious as Shen Ci could sense that something was wrong.

Shen Ci thought about the hidden meaning behind Yu Yang’s words, which seemed to be implying something about himself.

However, he had never bullied Yu Yang, had he? Shen Ci was completely bewildered.

Yu Yang reached out to confiscate Lu An’s phone, yet Lu An dodged him, causing him to grab nothing but air.

Yu Yang immediately frowned with astonishment, feeling somewhat dissatisfied as he said, “Brother Lu, what are you doing?”

Lu An declined politely yet coldly, “There’s no need for that. You should go rest.”

“This isn’t within your job scope.”

Yu Yang watched as Lu An showed no appreciation whatsoever for his earnest advice, which made him feel increasingly frustrated inside.

Shen Ci playing games was one thing, since that person was blessed with good fortune and abundant resources, so even if he couldn’t act well, he would still live luxuriously.

However, how could he drag Lu An into playing games with him? This was simply harming people!

If Lu An wanted to climb to the top, he should ignore all temptations and devote 120% of his energy and time to studying acting techniques.

Every hour spent in decadence would reduce his chances of becoming a Best Actor in the future by several points, and then how would he himself be able to ride on his coattails later!

Yu Yang sighed and decided to appeal to Lu An’s emotions while reasoning with him.

“Brother Lu, please don’t find me annoying. I’m doing this for your own good.”

“It’s too difficult for us ordinary people to get ahead. Now that we finally have an excellent opportunity, we can’t relax even for a moment!”

“Let me brew some tea for you. Shall we go back and look over the script again?”

Shen Ci thought to himself that in this day and age, even assistants could lecture artists like mothers…

Also, ordinary people… Lu An was anything but ordinary. He was talented and hardworking, definitely future Best Actor material.

Even if Lu An really slacked off, what business was it of his assistant? As long as the assistant took good care of food, clothing, housing, and transportation, everything would be fine.

Shen Ci knew that Lu An hated causing trouble, that endurance was his normal state, and that he would only speak up when he really couldn’t bear it anymore.

However, Lu An had done nothing wrong, so why should he have to put up with this treatment?

Shen Ci finally understood how his little uncle and big brother felt when he was being bullied, wanting nothing more than to unleash a deadly cat punch combo and beat up the stupid fool.

He frowned and retorted, “Xiao An is just playing a game to relax. Are you trying to bully him because he doesn’t have an agent?”

Hearing these words, Yu Yang immediately glared at Shen Ci with anger.

This little flower vase was clearly disturbing Lu An, yet he still acted so righteous!

Once Lu An became famous in the future and he himself rode on his coattails to success, even ten Shen Cis wouldn’t dare to be so presumptuous with him!

However, Shen Ci was still not someone to be trifled with at the moment, so he didn’t dare to scold him directly. Instead, he spoke in a roundabout way, “If I were really bullying him, would I be advising Brother Lu to work hard? The real bullying would be deliberately sabotaging Brother Lu’s future prospects. Anyway, that person isn’t me.”

“…” Shen Ci rolled his eyes. He considered himself to be easygoing, yet today he felt angry in a way he hadn’t experienced for a long time.

How should he respond? Shen Ci felt very troubled.

“Your way of speaking is quite interesting. So you’re thinking of bullying my son when I’m not around?”

A lazy yet cold voice sounded from behind them. Yu Yang’s expression froze, and he turned around stiffly.

Min Shoubei was leaning against the door frame with a gloomy expression, and no one knew how much of the previous conversation he had heard.

Yu Yang’s sarcastic remarks immediately got stuck in his throat, creating an extremely awkward situation.

Why would Min Shoubei come here…

The father and son had said similar things, yet this time Yu Yang didn’t dare to be sarcastic again. He was so frightened that he hunched his shoulders.

He prayed that the big boss hadn’t understood the implied meaning, nodding and bowing as he tried to make amends, “Director Min, you’re here! Shall I brew some tea for you?”

Min Shoubei said, “Apologize to Xiao Ci.”

Yu Yang’s eyes widened, “…Huh?”

He smiled apologetically, “I didn’t do anything to Young Master Min. Why should I apologize?”

Min Shoubei narrowed his eyes, too lazy to engage in stupid entanglements with him, and repeated, “Apologize.”

His gaze was too intimidating, so Yu Yang had no choice but to look toward Lu An for help, hoping he would help resolve the situation.

Lu An had a good temper and seemed to have a decent relationship with Director Min, so asking him to put in a good word should be quite simple, right?

This flower vase who relied on his family was the type of person he despised most, yet now he had to bow his head and apologize to such a person. This was really too humiliating…

However, Lu An looked at him indifferently and said, “Apologize. You made Xiao Ci angry.”

Shen Ci & Yu Yang: ???

Yu Yang looked at Lu An in astonishment, unable to believe that he would say such a thing.

Under the silent pressure from the two big shots, Yu Yang reluctantly apologized to the little flower vase, while Shen Ci remained completely confused throughout.

From the moment Min Shoubei appeared, Shen Ci had already lost track of what was happening.

Yu Yang stood there awkwardly, feeling the sense of humiliation on his back growing heavier and heavier, yet he still felt unwilling to accept it.

He had clearly wanted to become a benefactor on Lu An’s path to success and also wanted to become Min Shoubei’s rare confidant. How had things developed to this point…

Where exactly had things gone wrong?

“Yu Yang.”

Lu An silently stood up. He was about the same height as Yu Yang, but his aura easily overwhelmed Yu Yang. His expression showed rare impatience and coldness.

Yu Yang couldn’t help but take several steps back, yet when he remembered that there was an even more frightening Min Shoubei behind him, he felt like crying.

“If you feel dissatisfied with the work, we can terminate our cooperation.”

“According to the contract, you have no right to give orders.”

“If you slander my friend again, we’ll go straight to court.”

Lu An still spoke politely, yet his tone was ice-cold.

Yu Yang could see that Lu An was angry, which made him feel frustrated inside. How could his good intentions be treated like dog liver and lungs!

However, he didn’t dare to touch Lu An’s sore spot, so he swallowed his anger and said, “…I’ll definitely be more careful in the future! Brother Lu and Director Min, please rest early. I’ll leave first.”

Min Shoubei watched coldly as Yu Yang fled in panic, his brows furrowing, “Xiao Lu, that’s your assistant?”

Lu An rubbed his temples and walked toward the door, “Mm, when I looked at his resume initially, I thought he seemed like quite an honest person…”

“I won’t disturb you father and son anymore. Good night in advance.”

He closed the door thoughtfully.

For a moment, the room fell silent, leaving only Shen Ci and his father staring at each other.

“Dad… do you have something else to discuss?” Shen Ci spoke timidly, reverting to his usual cowardly demeanor.

Min Shoubei leaned against the wall, “What did Lu Xiao tell you when he came a few days ago?”

Shen Ci: !!!

“He didn’t say much, we just wandered around casually…” He didn’t dare to look up at Min Shoubei, and his mind began listing suspects who might have leaked the information.

Min Shoubei asked, “Does he want to go public?”

Shen Ci choked slightly, suspecting that Min Shoubei had installed listening devices under the bed. After a long while, he nodded weakly, “Mm…”

Min Shoubei seemed somewhat troubled. He crossed his arms, tilted his head back slightly, closed his eyes, and let out a long sigh.

“Fuck.”

The curse word came out clearly articulated, calm and steady.

Shen Ci’s eye twitched. He suppressed his urge to complain and decided to risk his life asking about Min Shoubei’s thoughts.

However before he could speak, Min Shoubei decisively turned around and left, even slamming the door shut with a “bang”, which startled Shen Ci greatly.

“…” Shen Ci silently gave the door the middle finger.