Chapter 9: The Moment of Astonishment

  Not a well-known small role, and even among the people in the circle, it's not considered. Apart from that slightly pure appearance, what is Kitatou Akikawa interested in about that girl?

  Even going so far as to drive himself out in the middle of the night and go to the program team's location to find that girl?

  In her blurred vision, a hand holding tissues appeared in Lin Shichen's line of sight.

  As soon as Lin Shichen raised her head and saw Lu Yu, for some reason, the sadness in her heart became even more uncontrollable.

  "Wooo..."

  "Don't cry..."

  Lin Shichen suddenly stood up and rushed into Lu Yu's arms, bursting into tears. Even if Lin Shichen didn't say anything, Lu Yu had already guessed what it was about.

  Facing Lin Shi Chen's sudden movement, Lu Yu's face also seemed to show signs of distress. Originally intending to lift his hand to comfort the restless back in his arms, however, his hand stopped halfway up.

  What am I and Lin Shichen now?

  "Ryūga, is it because of my betrayal that you want that girl to get close to Yōkawa? Waaahhh..."

  “……”

  ……

  "Ding ding ding......ding ding ding......"

  Cell phone?

  Can't help but say that this hot spring is really comfortable! Chen Yixuan turned her head and picked up the phone on her clothes. Is it Lu Yu?

  "Hello?"

  "Little Xiao!"

  "Hmm..."

  The hot spring surrounding Chen Yixuan rippled slightly.

  "Sister..."

  "I don't care where you are or what you're doing, come to Central Hospital! Now, at once!"

  "Sister?"

  The person on the phone who was called "sister" by Chen Yixuan had a soft tone with a hint of anger.

  On the other end of the phone, Chen Yixuan immediately stood up after a moment of silence, regardless of whether her body was still wet or not. She put on her own clothes and didn't even have time to bid farewell to Beidong Yaochuan before running out of his villa.

  The maid watched Chen Yixuan rush out in a hurry and didn't stop her, then went straight to Beidang Yaochuan's bedroom.

  ……

  "Waaahhh... Why? Lu Yu, do you hate me? Is that why you did this? Is that why you brought that girl to Beidang Yaochuan's place?"

  "...not..."

  "Lu Yu, you still hate me after all..."

  Lin Shichen's tearful appearance didn't leave Lu Yu unaffected. As for what she said, Lu Yu wasn't sure if he had indeed deliberately let Chen Yixuan get close to Bei Tang Yaochuan for this reason. However, Lu Yu suddenly felt a sense of mockery, yet was also helpless.

  Being an agent myself, as Chen Yixuan's agent, I must put in my best effort to create a bright future for this rising star.

  But unexpectedly, Chen Yixuan's performance was beyond her own expectations, she had this capital and also had the strength.

  "Why are you so concerned about that girl? Do you want to use her to frame me and take revenge on me?"

  "... poem morning, I..."

  "I can see that the girl is not suitable for the entertainment industry at all! Why use her to take revenge on me? You worked so hard in the past, wasn't it to make me who I am today? If so, why let her stand in my way?! Waaahhh... Do you love me or hate me?! Waaahhh..."

  "Maybe you're right, maybe I did take advantage of that girl..."

  Lu Yu's eyes were slightly dim, but at this moment, Chen Yixuan's clean and clear bright smile flashed in his mind.

  Could it be that I was so attentive to Chen Yixuan for this reason?

  "Bang... Bang..."

  Droplets of water fell from her hair, continuously dripping onto Chen Yixuan's clothes and splashing onto the ground. With her back against a corner of the wall, Chen Yixuan silently lowered her head to listen to Lu Yu and Lin Shichen's conversation, her earlier anxiety suddenly calmed by one of Lu Yu's words.

  "That girl, if utilized properly, will indeed become your stumbling block. Moreover, Hokuto Yotogawa is interested in her, I won't deny it."

  "Wuuu... Lu Yu, you still hate me for my betrayal back then, abandoning you for the sake of my own stardom. This isn't you, Lu Yu, this isn't you!"

  "Is it? Hehe..."

  Lu Yu...

  Chen Yixuan's small hand holding the phone was slightly cool and trembling, leaning against the cold wall behind her, listening to Lu Yu's helpless laughter.

  Suddenly, Chen Yixuan's chest flashed a sharp pain!

  Although she usually scolds Lu Yu as a sex wolf, rascal and sexual harasser. However, Chen Yixuan knew that Lu Yu was really working hard for her. But never thought that all of this was just treating herself like a chess piece, becoming Lin Shichen's restraint?

  Chen Yixuan smiled self-deprecatingly.

  It turns out that one's own utility value is still so great, and the opponent is actually a superstar with superhuman influence. Although, the opponent can be proud of making oneself sigh in admiration.

  But for some reason, Chen Yixuan felt a bit bitter in her heart, bitter to the point of tears.

  But...

  This is no time for thinking about such things!

  Chen Yixuan ran out of Bei Tang Yaochuan's residence, originally intending to call Lu Yu and ask him to drive over to take her to the Central Hospital. However, she didn't expect to hear these words at the door, Chen Yixuan's phone screen displayed Lu Yu, but he didn't press the connect button again, turned around, Chen Yixuan silently ran towards the distant train station.

  When Beidong Yaochuan heard the maid say that Chen Yixuan had rushed out, he suddenly felt a surge of nameless fire in his heart.

  Never been so underestimated!

  "Where did she go?"

  "Miss Chen didn't say anything, she just looked anxious as she rushed out. Probably something urgent came up."

  "Really?"

  Beidong Yaochuan slowly took off his bathrobe and put on a casual, fashionable large T-shirt next to him. Looking at the phone that had been quiet beside him all along, Beidong Yaochuan knew it shouldn't be Lu Yu's doing.

  Since this guy has already brought Chen Yixuan here, he should understand something.

  Moreover, if he wanted to take Chen Yixuan out, he wouldn't use such a clumsy method.

  "Master Yoichiro, are you going out?"

  “……”

  He put on his clothes, and Bei Tang Yaochuan grabbed the car keys from the table next to him. Today was indeed lively, Lin Shicheng came over to make trouble for himself, while Chen Yixuan suddenly ran away, but Lu Yu remained quiet without giving himself any explanation.

  It seems that now I'm more interested in Chen Yuxuan, and the great opportunity that was delivered to my doorstep can be so easily thrown away. What is that woman thinking?

  "Master Yoikawa......?" "......"

  Ignoring the maid, Beidong Yaochuan directly opened the door and went out.

  When Chen Yixuan rushed to the Central Hospital by taxi, she found that Meng Qi was already standing at the hospital entrance waiting for her.

  "Sister, older sister! What's wrong with mom..."

  "Bang!"

  "Uh..."

  Before Chen Yixuan could finish speaking, Mengqi directly slapped Chen Yixuan in the face.

  Loud sound, but the force was not great. However, Chen Yixuan did not understand why Meng Qi, who had always taken care of her like a close sister, would suddenly slap her.

  "Sister..."

  "Aunt's cerebral thrombosis suddenly occurred..."

  “……”

  When Chen Yixuan heard Meng Qi's words, she was stunned for a moment and then rushed into the hospital. Meng Qi looked at Chen Yixuan's anxious expression, feeling only slightly sad in her heart.

  Outside the emergency room ward, Chen Yixuan saw her mother sleeping on the hospital bed through the glass window, her originally pale face now even whiter.

  Chen Yixuan suddenly felt a pang of heartache!

  What's wrong with me? I've been busy with my own work all this time and neglected my mom...

  Just as I was about to push the door open and enter, a hand stopped me at the doorway.

  "Do you still have the face to come and see your mother?"

  "Dad..."

  Because she was too anxious, Chen Yixuan didn't notice her father's angry expression beside her, only that her wrist was grasped a bit painfully.

  However, even in the face of her angry father, Chen Yixuan still didn't show a hint of fear, but suddenly became somewhat cold. She shook off her sore wrist that was grasped by her father and didn't plan on talking to him, instead walking straight in to see her mother.

  "Is this how you take care of your mom?"

  "Do you have the right to say this to me?"

  "You..."

  Suddenly being topped back, Chen Yixuan looked at her father, with only hatred and no other emotions. Chen Shaoqing was speechless for a moment, blocked by his daughter Chen Yixuan's words.

  "Is this what you call work?"

  Several photos were pulled out of Chen Shaoqing's pocket and slapped onto Chen Yixuan's body. Chen Yixuan stared at the photos, her mind numb.

  Was it her debut on the late-night variety show she attended yesterday?!

  Why was it printed as a photo?! Lu Yu didn't tell himself at that time, participating in the show would be photographed and even issued?!

  "Is this the kind of daughter your mother raised? You've disgraced the Chen family!"

  “……”

  Looking at the photos on the ground, Chen Yixuan felt a little blurry in front of her eyes.

  "How is my mom's situation now?"

  "Fire that job immediately! Mind your own business and stop meddling in things you shouldn't be doing! I'm ashamed of being associated with you!"

  Chen Shaoqing's voice was particularly clear in the empty corridor. The patients and nurses beside them looked at this strange father-daughter pair with peculiar eyes.

  At this moment, Chen Yixuan couldn't care about anything else, she was only worried about her mother in the hospital room.

  "I'm telling you, Chen Yixuan, you're shameless! Your dad still has some dignity left! Quit that humiliating job at once!"

  "How's my mom doing now?!"

  "You..."

  Struggling to keep herself calm, despite her voice already trembling, Chen Yixuan lifted her head and firmly looked at the man in front of her who was her father.

  "Aunt is fine now, just needs rest and quiet. The doctor said it's better not to go in and disturb her for the time being."

  At this time, Meng Qi had already walked in from outside. Hearing the quarrel between the father and daughter, she just lowered her head to pick up those photos on the ground and put them into her own bag.