“How did you know?”

Lu Zeqing asked.

No one had heard the news that Qi Nan was a fake young master before, so why was it exposed at this time?

“I heard it from others.” Qiao Anran looked confused. Seeing that Lu Zeqing appeared indifferent, he asked, “You don’t think this gossip is false, do you?”

“It’s impossible.”

“I heard it from Mr. Fu’s son. He said with certainty that the Qi family had only two sons twenty years ago, and his parents even attended the celebration when Qi’s youngest son turned one month old. The ages don’t match with Qi Nan’s.”

“It seems to differ by a year.”

“Moreover, he mentioned that Mrs. Qi was a drama actress when she was young and graduated from a dance school. She often brought her youngest son when performing.”

“You don’t know, many rich second generations in the circle are actually assigned to the same school from kindergarten to high school. The young master of the Fu family told me that he said that the youngest son of the Qi family is in the same kindergarten as him.”

Lu Zeqing, who didn’t pay much attention at first, heard this and took the initiative to ask him.

“What else?”

Fu Xu originally came to find Qiao Anran.

He felt that Qiao Anran suited his taste, and both of them shared a bit of “misery” being forced by their fathers to socialize. Perhaps they could become friends and hang out together in the future.

As soon as he slipped away from his father, he immediately looked for Qiao Anran.

After searching around, he saw Qiao Anran hiding in the corner, relaying gossip vividly.

“If you want to know, you can ask me.”

“I know quite a lot.”

Fu Xu was a little proud.

He held the wine glass and sat next to Qiao Anran very familiarly. His eyes fell on Lu Zeqing, who was too dazzling.

“Who is this……”

Fu Xu usually doesn’t pay much attention to the entertainment industry, and he doesn’t know Lu Zeqing, but he knows Jiang Siyu who is sitting next to Lu Zeqing. Seeing that the two of them are sitting close to each other, he guesses that they have an unusual relationship.

“Young Master Jiang’s friend?”

Lu Zeqing was hesitant to “declare sovereignty”, but Fu Xu didn’t come to pester Jiang Siyu. Jiang Siyu only said to help him prevent his love, which should be within the scope of normal communication.

“Mn, friend.” Lu Zeqing nodded.

“You’re so good-looking.” Fu Xu smiled, “Hello, my name is Fu Xu.”

“Lu Zeqing.”

Fu Xu paused.

“This name sounds familiar…”

“Oh, he has frequently been on hot search recently, maybe you saw it on the hot search.” Qiao Anran explained, “He is also an artist.”

“No wonder.”

Fu Xu nodded, but felt something was off. He has found new fun recently and doesn’t pay much attention to the entertainment industry. Maybe he heard about him somewhere?

“Xiao Fu, aren’t you with Mr. Fu?” Qiao Anran asked.

“Stop talking about it. I finally managed to escape for a breath of fresh air. My dad is really something, always saying I’m not as good as my sister. Well, I’m already not as good, and he still insists on pressuring me to come here. I even made plans with other friends to play with cars today, but it didn’t work out in the end.”

“If my sister hadn’t gone abroad to handle new projects, I wouldn’t have been here today.”

“I just want to be a carefree second-generation wealthy kid with no ambitions. Our family already has an heir and that’s enough. I can’t connect with them, and people even consider me useless.”

Fu Xu has been ridiculed before, behind his back, but he doesn’t mind.

He is just a useless rich second generation, what’s wrong?

At least he’s rich!

After Fu Xu complained, he quickly became happy again.

“But I fortunately met you so it’s not too boring. I don’t understand business matters. Let’s just chat about gossip.”

“Okay, okay.”

Qiao Anran felt that Fu Xu and he had the same goals, and the two hit it off immediately, and decided to add each other on WeChat and play together in the future.

“Zeqing, would you like to add WeChat?”

Qiao Anran agreed, and Lu Zeqing did not refuse.

In the end, Fu Xu’s gaze fell on Jiang Siyu. Though they knew each other, they weren’t close. He considered whether to strike up a casual conversation, wondering if it would be a good idea to “make friends with everyone.”

As a result, Jiang Siyu had already taken out his mobile phone and clicked on the QR code.

Qingqing has added him.

He has to add too.

Fu Xu was flattered. The eldest young master of the Jiang family actually took the initiative to add his WeChat?

In fact, he felt that although Jiang Siyu was in the entertainment industry, in Fu Xu’s eyes, Jiang Siyu, Qi Zeyu and Sister Fu were the same kind of people, and they were all excellent successors.

They generally disdain playing with people like them.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Siyu didn’t dislike him at all.

Fu Xu became happy and changed the note from Jiang Siyu to “Brother Jiang”, which was the highest treatment for him.

After adding WeChat, he started chatting about gossip again.

“Did you just talk about Qi Nan? In fact, the first time I saw him, I knew he was not the young master of the Qi family.”

“Why?”

“When I was young, I went to the same kindergarten as young master Qi.”

Lu Zeqing paused and asked casually.

“Do you remember what happened in kindergarten?”

Fu Xu smiled.

“I remember something.” Fu Xu changed his words when he saw Lu Zhiqing’s suspicious gaze. “Okay, I actually just had some impressions.”

Qiao Anran couldn’t help it, he only wanted to gossip.

“Speak quickly, speak quickly.”

“It’s nothing, just kids playing around.”

“That young master from the Qi family, he and I are not in the same class, but I know him. He was very beautiful when he was a child and was often mistaken for a girl.”

“He started learning dance at a very young age. Many kids in kindergarten lacked understanding and thought it was unusual for a boy to learn dance, considering it something only girls would do. Because of this, some people took the lead in bullying the young master of the Qi family, isolating him, thinking it’s embarrassing for a boy to engage in dance.”

“Anyway, they were just kids at that age, so even if they said mean things, it wasn’t too serious. I remember there was some incident that escalated to involve parents. Initially, those second-generation wealthy kids were just mischievous. After being educated at home, they finally come with gifts to apologize.”

“As a result, after waiting for a few days, he never showed up at the kindergarten. Rumor has it that he had transferred away.”

Lu Zeqing tried to push down the timeline.

He guessed that maybe he was not transferred away but was abducted.

“If you want to know the details, there’s definitely someone who knows.”

“Who is it?” Qiao Anran was curious.

“Well, there’s him.”

Fu Xu raised his chin, following his gaze. A young man in a gray suit caught his attention. He had gentle features, exuding the air of a refined and gentle young master.

“Who is he?” Qiao Anran asked.

“The eldest young master of the Shen family.” Fu Xu said, “It’s normal if you don’t know. He and the Qi family were neighbors. Later, their whole family went abroad and only returned to China recently.”

Lu Zeqing suddenly looked up.

The eldest young master of the Shen family!?

Isn’t that… The protagonist gong?

The plot line is back?

Lu Zeqing’s mind was a little confused. He originally thought that he had deviated from the plot line, and the protagonist gong had not appeared for a long time, but now he is back?

So, will he and Qi Nan get together?

Will the plot line still follow the original path?

“Young master Shen is the same age as young master Qi, and they are neighbors. He must know about young master Qi.”

“But I’m not familiar with him.”

“I’m not familiar with him either.”

After Fu Qin and Qiao Anran finished speaking, they both looked at Jiang Siyu.

“Not familiar.” Jiang Siyu said, “I’m not from City A.”

“That’s right, you also got into the university in A city and decided to stay here for your career.”

“That’s true, no gossip left then.”

Qiao Anran and Fu Xu didn’t have a break for long.

They were soon taken away by their respective parents, wearing expressions of resentment and frustration, clearly indicating their strong reluctance to leave.

“Qingqing, I’m leaving.” Qiao Anran’s expression was exaggerated, filled with grief and indignation. It didn’t look like he was going to socialize, but more like going to die.

Lu Zeqing was helpless and silently wished them the best.

Jiang Siyu and Lu Zeqing remained in the small corner, avoiding the mingling of toasts.

“You’ve been absent-minded today.” Jiang Siyu couldn’t figure out the reason. “Don’t like this kind of occasion? We can leave early.”

“No.”

Lu Zeqing didn’t know how to explain it.

“Don’t you need to visit the host?”

“I’ll go later, do you want to come with me?”

Though tonight is a birthday banquet, it still involves social intricacies of the business world.

Lu Zeqing hesitated a bit. He received an invitation, but he had already promised to accompany Jiang Siyu to come here. Now that they were stirring up CP, it seemed fitting to go together.

“Do you want me to go?”

Jiang Siyu glanced at him.

“Don’t go if you don’t want to.”

“I’ve said it before, you don’t have to force yourself to do things you don’t want to do. Our agreement is fair and equal… You don’t need to comply with me.”

“That’s not what I mean. If it’s necessary, I can accompany you.” Lu Zeqing explained, “I won’t feel wronged.”

Jiang Siyu smiled.

“Okay, let’s go together then.”

“Qingqing, you can tell me if there’s anything bothering you,” Jiang Siyu still sensed that Lu Zeqing’s mood wasn’t quite high today, even though he usually doesn’t display his emotions openly.

But Jiang Siyu had that keen ability to perceive.

There’s a bit of… unhappiness, perhaps.

Or rather, not exactly unhappiness.

Lu Zeqing appeared somewhat lost.

He didn’t know what had happened to Lu Zeqing, but he wanted him to share the burden.

“Didn’t you say that I am the best person you have ever met? Someone as good as me is actually quite good at cheering others up.”

Jiang Siyu’s words carried a hint of humor, and Lu Zeqing was amused by him.

“Mn.”

“Brother Yu.” Lu Zeqing’s expression looked especially gentle under the light, his eyes like pieces of glass capturing the scattered radiance.

“Thank you.”

Lu Zeqing had called Jiang Siyu “brother” before, but today, the tone was somewhat different, and Jiang Siyu felt a little moved.

Looking at the delicate and beautiful profile, Jiang Siyu’s throat tightened, and he averted his gaze.

“Although I’ve said it before, I still want to say it again. You really are the best and gentlest person I’ve ever met in my life.”

“Using two ‘most’ in a row, you’re really praising me.”

Both of them unconsciously lifted the corners of their lips.

Lu Zeqing quite enjoyed being alone with Jiang Siyu. Even if they didn’t talk, it never felt awkward. The atmosphere alone was comforting.

“I’ll take you to meet the director.”

“The director for the new drama you’ve taken on?”

“Yes, I spoke with her, and I said I’d bring you for an audition next week. Since we’re here, let’s go say hello.”

Lu Zeqing stood up, adjusted his tie, and asked in a low voice.

“My tie isn’t crooked, is it?”

When it comes to work, Lu Zeqing was quite meticulous. After the next variety show recording, he didn’t have any other schedules.

He needed to seize this opportunity, and he felt a bit nervous.

“Brother Yu?”

Jiang Siyu realized that he had been staring for too long. He averted his gaze as if nothing happened, and then mischievously said, “Let me straighten it for you.”

“Okay.”

Lu Zeqing stepped closer, allowing Jiang Siyu to help him rearrange his tie. “Actually, I’m not very good at tying knots. I have to redo it several times each time.”

Jiang Siyu adjusted his collar, and his gaze fell on Lu Zeqing’s slender neck, the smooth lines, and the slightly raised Adam’s apple. When he realized what he was doing, his fingers brushed over Lu Zeqing’s protruding Adam’s apple.

This made Lu Zeqing shiver and immediately took a step back, covering his neck. “What are you doing?”

Jiang Siyu was amused by his reaction and offered a half-hearted apology.

“Sorry, didn’t mean to.”

Lu Zeqing thought he did it on purpose, but couldn’t find evidence. He emphasized, “Don’t casually touch the Adam’s apple.”

“…Mn, got it.”