Found a “Male College Student” to Drink With

Duan Heng frowned deeply at the situation. Everyone thought that Nan Pei was truly heartbroken by Duan Heng this time—otherwise, he wouldn’t have run off like that.

Manager Ruan was so angry he wanted to strangle Duan Heng. He said furiously, “Look at how you’ve upset President Pei! Hurry up and apologize! Apologize!”

Everyone looked at Duan Heng.

“Apologize?” Duan Heng, who was the focus of everyone’s attention, frowned and said, “I don’t think I did anything wrong.”

His jawline was tense, clearly unwilling to bow down and make amends with Nan Pei.

“Why is President Pei so angry?” Manager Ruan asked Duan Heng anxiously and helplessly, “I asked you to apologize to President Pei a few days ago. Did you go?”

Duan Heng pressed his lips together, his fingers tightening. After a while, he said in a muffled voice, “I didn’t apologize.”

“I knew it!” Manager Ruan stomped his foot in anger. “And today? What did you say to upset President Pei again?”

Duan Heng looked at Manager Ruan and said coldly, “Nan Pei wanted to kick out members of the TKT team. I just refused his request. This was already discussed when signing the contract; no matter what, we can’t change teammates. Even if he’s angry about it, it’s his own fault.”

Everyone was stunned.

“Kick out team members?” Manager Ruan frowned, puzzled. “Did Nan Pei really say that?”

“He said he wanted to adjust the team members. Isn’t that what it means?” Duan Heng sneered. “He knows how important my teammates are to me, yet he insists on doing this behind your backs. What kind of investor doesn’t respect e-sports players?”

A TKT team member spoke up for Nan Pei, “Duan Heng, don’t talk about President Pei like that…”

Duan Heng looked at his TKT teammates and frowned, “These past few nights, you all played games with him to make him happy. But he turns around and wants to kick you out. Are you still going to speak for him?!”

Manager Ruan sighed helplessly at Duan Heng’s cold expression, “President Pei talked to us about adjusting the team members.”

Duan Heng was slightly taken aback.

“But he didn’t disrespect any team members,” Manager Ruan continued. “He said he wanted to improve the TKT team’s strength to prepare for the league, so he wanted to find teammates who could better cooperate with you. President Pei also said that if team members were replaced, he would find them a good next home and offer a huge compensation fee.”

A hint of surprise flashed in Duan Heng’s eyes. He didn’t expect Nan Pei to offer such generous terms.

Manager Ruan said, “Where can you find such a good investor like President Pei? If it were any other investor, they’d have sold the team members or shelved them long ago without even consulting you!”

After hearing Manager Ruan’s words, Duan Heng’s anger dissipated, replaced by disbelief.

At this moment, a TKT team member couldn’t help but say, “Heng Ge, these past few nights, we did play games with President Pei, but… we let him play the C position, and he insisted on playing support.”

Another team member nodded, “President Pei said he didn’t want to hold you back next time, so he wanted to practice support more and told us not to take special care of him…”

Duan Heng was completely stunned.

Manager Ruan nudged Duan Heng, “Go find him now!”

Duan Heng’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and after a moment, he stubbornly turned his head, “I have no reason to find him.”

Just then, the cleaning lady came downstairs with a watch, telling Manager Ruan it was Nan Pei’s watch.

Manager Ruan had a sudden idea and handed the watch to Duan Heng, “Now you have a reason.”

Duan Heng looked at the expensive watch in his hand and didn’t refuse.

Half a minute later.

Duan Heng, holding the watch, reluctantly walked out of the club.

At this moment, Nan Pei was just driving his luxury car out of the underground parking lot.

Duan Heng glanced at the luxury car, his long fingers involuntarily tightening around the watch.

For some reason, Duan Heng recalled the scene he saw of Nan Pei a few nights ago.

At that time, Nan Pei’s eyes were red, yet he pretended to be strong, completely lacking his usual nobility and confidence.

And today, he was misunderstood by Duan Heng again…

Duan Heng hesitated for a moment, looking at Nan Pei’s car, and finally took long strides towards it.

Nan Pei was sitting in the car, looking at his phone’s navigation to find the next task location.

At this moment, he caught sight of Duan Heng walking towards him in the rearview mirror and widened his eyes, “Why is this guy still chasing after me? Is he still mad about me wanting to change teammates? He can’t be that petty, right?!”

The system also urged, “Hurry up and leave, don’t let him affect the progress of the next book’s task.”

Duan Heng knew that Nan Pei must be watching the rearview mirror, waiting for him to walk up to the car window to apologize.

Although Duan Heng was mentally prepared, he still felt a bit awkward.

He thought, after apologizing and making amends with Nan Pei, would Nan Pei become more demanding and have more unrealistic expectations of him?

But this matter could only be resolved by him, so he had no choice but to do it.

At worst, he would keep a greater distance from Nan Pei next time to prevent him from getting close…

Duan Heng took a deep breath, ready to walk up to the car window.

However, before he could take a few steps, Nan Pei’s car suddenly moved.

As if he had seen a ghost, the car sped away with incredible acceleration, leaving dust and exhaust behind.

Duan Heng was stunned.

The onlookers at the club entrance were stunned.

Did Nan Pei just… ignore Duan Heng??

Under everyone’s gaze, Duan Heng stood alone, his expression instantly turning sour.

He was sure Nan Pei had seen him in the rearview mirror.

But he actually drove away as if escaping?!

After shaking off Duan Heng, Nan Pei breathed a sigh of relief and drove towards the west, where the entertainment industry novel was set.

Before the task began, although time was tight, he still needed to change clothes.

In the entertainment industry story, Nan Pei’s character was a young nouveau riche CEO with terrible taste, a “rich” style of dressing, and a playboy, completely opposite to his elegant and noble image in the e-sports novel.

So, following the system’s instructions, Nan Pei changed his outfit at a villa in the west and then headed to the next scene—a high-end club in the western center.

The entertainment industry novel was called “Becoming a Top Star,” and in the plot, Nan Pei, as the CEO, spent his days indulging in various places.

At the same time, he had a pure white moonlight in his heart, the main character gong, Lu Bairan.

When Lu Bairan first debuted, he had no background and could only play extras and cannon fodder roles. During an event, Nan Pei was amazed by Lu Bairan, who was sitting in the corner, and fell in love at first sight, pursuing him fiercely.

Although Lu Bairan was a small, unknown artist, he had great character, talent, and looks, but lacked opportunities. His biggest dream was to star in an artistic film with high artistic value and win the Film Emperor trophy.

Faced with the vulgar nouveau riche Nan Pei, Lu Bairan naturally looked down on him and despised his advances.

However, Nan Pei fell deeper for Lu Bairan. To show his sincerity, he established an entertainment company for Lu Bairan, named Peiran Entertainment Company, and promised to make Lu Bairan famous.

Although Lu Bairan didn’t like Nan Pei, he understood the situation and eventually signed a contract with Peiran Entertainment. He wanted to use Nan Pei’s resources to quickly rise to fame and then find a chance to leave.

However, the process was more difficult than Lu Bairan imagined.

Due to Nan Pei’s personal preferences, Lu Bairan had to take on some bad films, bad dramas, and some meaningless variety shows, wearing a mask to please the audience on screen.

Lu Bairan rose to fame quickly, but it was a mixed reputation, with his public image being highly polarized online. He hoped to star in more artistic works and establish his actor persona, but was rejected by Nan Pei, who said “art films aren’t good.”

Lu Bairan could only endure humiliation, becoming a black-and-red type of artist, until he later met the main character shou with a powerful family background.

With the help of the main character shou, Lu Bairan successfully broke free from Nan Pei and starred in an underappreciated same-sex art film with the main character shou. The film received critical and commercial success, and the two won the Film Emperor award together, slapping everyone, including Nan Pei, in the face.

In the end, Lu Bairan and the main character shou teamed up to expose Nan Pei’s shameless behavior, turning him into a pariah in the entertainment industry.

The luxury car slowly stopped at the entrance of the high-end club.

The club was lavishly decorated and often hosted various wealthy people. As soon as Nan Pei got out of the car, he became the center of attention.

Not because he was dressed well, but because he exuded a laughable nouveau riche aura.

His outfit was a mix of different luxury brands, with bright and eye-catching colors, large sunglasses on his nose, and a big gold chain around his neck.

The receptionist recognized Nan Pei and held back the urge to laugh, smiling as he welcomed Nan Pei into the club.

“Nan Ge, would you like to go to the private room now?” the receptionist asked politely.

Nan Pei saw his reflection in the golden wall and felt that his nouveau riche aura was fully displayed, but he still lacked a bit of the indulgent vibe.

So Nan Pei asked the receptionist, “Excuse me… can I borrow a lipstick?”

The receptionist was stunned.

Five minutes later.

In the men’s restroom on the first floor of the club.

Nan Pei stood in front of the mirror, flipping up his shirt collar and carefully drawing lipstick marks on it with a brand-new lipstick—in the entertainment industry novel, Nan Pei’s character was bisexual, so the lipstick mark would make him more in line with the character.

Many people passed by Nan Pei, looking at him with either confusion or curiosity, but he remained unaffected.

After finishing the lipstick mark, Nan Pei recalled the plot and felt something was still missing.

“Seems like I’m missing a drinking companion…” Nan Pei finally remembered and couldn’t help but complain to the system, “This nouveau riche character is way too different from me.” Not to mention a drinking companion, Nan Pei had never even been to a club.

The system asked, “Have you never been to such a place?”

Nan Pei replied, “What are you talking about? I used to be in the entertainment industry, so of course, I couldn’t come to places like this. If I became famous later, it would all be black history.”

The system: “…” He really is self-aware.

Nan Pei put away the lipstick, stood in front of the mirror for a moment, and then went to find the receptionist from earlier, pretending to be familiar as he asked, “Do you have any drinking companions here?”

The receptionist looked at him strangely, “Nan Ge, don’t you often call for drinking companions? Why are you asking?”

Nan Pei: “Uh, I haven’t been here for a few days, kind of forgot.”

The receptionist pointed to a room and smiled, “The ones you often call are waiting for you in there.”

Nan Pei nodded without changing his expression and turned around, taking a deep breath to overcome the strange awkwardness of finding a drinking companion for the first time.

He walked towards the room the receptionist mentioned, but before he reached the door, it opened, and someone came out.

Nan Pei instinctively stopped in his tracks.

The person who came out of the room was a tall young man, his face hidden in the dim light, wearing a black suit of poor quality and carrying a simple canvas bag. His mature yet youthful aura created a contrast, making him look like a college student working part-time.

The “college student” had a very clean aura, looking out of place with the surroundings, and starkly contrasting with Nan Pei’s nouveau riche outfit.

Nan Pei confirmed several times that this person came out of the room the receptionist mentioned.

He swallowed and then walked towards the “college student.”

As he got closer, the person instinctively looked up at Nan Pei. Under the light, he wore a mask, revealing only his eyes.

But just those eyes were enough to be described as having sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, with a high nose bridge pushing up the mask.

Even with the mask, it was clear he had an exceptionally good appearance.

Nan Pei looked at him, pretending to be a regular, and asked, “Hey, young man, are you free now? Want to be Nan Ge’s drinking companion? Don’t worry, you won’t be shortchanged.”

Saying this, Nan Pei pulled out a few large bills from his pocket and stuffed them into the other’s hand.

The “college student” frowned, glanced at the money, and a strange emotion flashed in his eyes.

Seeing no one around, Nan Pei grabbed the “college student’s” arm, trying to lead him to a corner, but the latter frowned and shook off his hand.

Nan Pei quickly stuffed a few more bills, “Is this enough?”

The “college student” remained silent.

Seeing this, Nan Pei continued to give money.

At this moment, the “college student” lifted his eyelids and finally spoke, “Not enough.”

His voice was pleasant, more mature than Nan Pei imagined, and very magnetic.

Nan Pei was taken aback, surprised, “You’re a college student, and I’m giving you so much money, yet you say it’s not enough? Count it, this is enough for you to be a drinking companion many times over.”

The man referred to as the “college student” frowned slightly, seemingly displeased.

Afraid of angering him, Nan Pei quickly added, “I know you’re a student, I won’t do anything to you. I don’t need you to drink, and I won’t touch you. We don’t even need to know each other’s names… I just want you to act in a scene with me.”

Hearing this, the “college student” said nothing, staring directly at Nan Pei.

Being stared at by those long, beautiful eyes, Nan Pei suddenly felt a bit at a loss.

After a moment, Nan Pei snapped back to reality, cleared his throat, and said seriously, “Judging by your appearance, you probably do need money. I understand your struggles.”

The “college student” leaned lightly against the wall, raised an eyebrow, and said with a hint of meaning, “Really?”

“How about this,” Nan Pei thought for a moment and said to the male college student, “You cooperate with me in the performance, and afterward, I’ll sponsor your education, so you won’t have to work as a drinking companion here. But this must remain a secret.”

“You’ll sponsor me?” the male college student asked, his tone carrying a hint of amusement.

Nan Pei confidently said, “I’m very rich, I’m really very rich.”

Saying this, he shook the big gold chain around his neck, “See?”

Nan Pei’s actions made the “college student” chuckle softly, as if mocking or simply finding it amusing.

At this moment, Lu Bairan sent a message to Nan Pei, saying he was almost at the club.

Nan Pei quickly said to the male college student, “There’s no time, you must help me. You don’t need to do anything, just sit next to me.”

The male college student crossed his arms, leisurely watching Nan Pei’s anxious demeanor, and suddenly asked, “Why choose me?”

“You’re tall, you’re handsome, you have long legs,” Nan Pei said anxiously, “Enough talk, come with me.”

After saying this, Nan Pei grabbed the other’s wrist and ran towards the private room upstairs.

This time, the “male college student” watched Nan Pei’s back and didn’t refuse.