Chapter 5: What a Man

The dim light on the first floor hides Sheng Mingzhi's red ears.

It doesn't take any time for his emotions to overtake him, and he goes from annoyed to angry in a second after hearing the cynicism in Lu Jiayan's words.

Then a little bit of conscience was restored when he saw the blue under Lu Jiayan's eyes and the tired look on his face.

...... He really seems to be quite loud just now?

The anger quenched and turned into a little bit of heartbreak.

"I didn't know you were home."

The last words were spoken by Sheng Mingzhi and continued, "Next time you come home, please say hello to me in advance so that I don't disturb your sleep."

He was still embarrassed and angry, and being caught on the wrong side of his own put-downs made the ever-dignified Sheng Mingzhi's tone not particularly soft.

So it sounded a bit grumbly and impatient.

It was as if he was the one who did the wrong thing.

Lu Jiayan, who had been woken up with a heavy breath, had a buzzing pain in his brain after being woken up, and within ten seconds of restraining himself, his patience with Sheng Mingzhi was clearly exhausted. "

The man's voice was like ice, and now his tone was heightened a few notches, making it even colder.

Sheng Mingzhi keenly sensed a hint of gunpowder rubbing off between the two men.

If Lu Jiayan didn't say it, Sheng Mingzhi remembered why he had blacked him out.

If he hadn't been in the news as soon as he returned home, he would have blackballed him! Why don't you think of your own problems in everything?

It was like a sudden tearing away of the calmness that had been disguised.

The tiny thorns buried in Sheng Mingzhi's heart were stripped away and stood up sharply.

He raised his voice a little: "Why don't you think about why I pulled you out?"

What's the point?

Lu Jiayan seems to have been so angry with him that he went to the HaiCheng Film Festival as soon as he returned to China to wait for him to be picked up and taken back to the Lu family for dinner, and spent several hours feeding mosquitoes, only to hear that Sheng Mingzhi had left HaiCheng long ago.

The phone call was made and the mobile number was even pulled.

Even Lu Jiayan, who has developed a good temper as an adult, finds this a bit absurd.

I feel a touch incomprehensible at the young master's capricious temperament of turning right and wrong upside down and slapping him on the back.

"Sheng Mingzhi, I hope you understand that not everyone is as carefree as you are." Lu Jiayan's voice was low when he spoke, not as sarcastic as Sheng Mingzhi's, as if he was stating a fact, but his unsavoury and underwhelming tone was really irritating to hear.

"I'm very busy. No time to guess what you're thinking about every day."

He is as arrogant as he can be, as if he doesn't care about the time he gives out.

Sheng Mingzhi rolled his eyes after hearing this.

Yes, you're busy, even the assembly line workers in the electronics factory are busier than you!

You've got a lot of work to do back home to deal with Sheng Jia's senior management, while still finding time to meet your mistress at the film festival!

Too busy to find out what's going on with your legal partner? Can't you see what kind of relationship Qiao Yan has with me? You're trying to get him to step on my head to make him feel good about himself, aren't you?

The anger in his heart was not heard, but Sheng Mingzhi's voice was silenced and he tasted a bit of absurdity.

It seemed to dawn on him that Lu Jiayan's relationship with him was so plastic that there was no need to talk about it.

They were originally a business marriage that was brought together on the fly for their own needs.

It may not even be a business marriage, it can only be called a "Chinese partnership".

There was silence in the air for a few seconds before Sheng Mingzhi paused in disgust.

"Who wants you to guess? Don't make a fool of yourself."

"Bang!"

The door to the other master bedroom on the first floor was smashed with a loud bang.

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In just three days after returning to China, Sheng Mingzhi had two arguments with him.

Even Lu Jiayan felt a little unbelievable when he calmed down. He has always had a restrained temper and has been faithful and devoted to his marriage, not to mention to Sheng Mingzhi, who has never failed to give him a penny, a plane, a yacht, a luxury car, a watch, whatever he wants.

But together, it's always like a dynamite packet with a fuse lit. A dynamite packet that ignites at the first touch.

Without even comparing them, Lu Jiayan could sense that their marriage was in an unhealthy state.

My brain still buzzes with a dull ache, I haven't eaten much on time for two days, and my stomach has started to ache vaguely after a fight.

Lu Jiayan pressed his stomach and bent down to pick up the remote control that had fallen to the floor.

The electronic screen shows the song that Sheng Mingzhi has just played.

A few song titles arranged neatly along the way:

The Quarrel with the Wife

What a Man

Lu Jiayan: ......

So much so that he kindly let out a laugh, the fire in his heart to gone.

Suddenly I remembered how Sheng Mingzhi looked just now, and I had to admit that despite his anger, his face was still vivid and delicate. Sheng Mingzhi's height is not short in the entertainment industry - although he insists that he is 5'8" and even shamelessly put 18.1 on Baidu's encyclopedia, he is actually two centimetres short of 5'8".

It is slightly shorter than Lu Jiayan by half a head.

So much so that when Sheng Mingzhi argues with him, he needs to tilt his chin slightly to meet his eyes.

Those fox eyes were full of anger, their lashes long and straight, and they were so angry with fire that the ends of their eyes were red.

When the eyes are raised, the upper eye line is pronounced, and a small mole on the left side of the bridge of the nose reveals a bit of glazed fragility.

Sheng Mingzhi had just come to the end of the argument and obviously had something to say to him.

But the words came out of my mouth and I swallowed them back, choosing not to say them.

Lu Jiayan holds his forehead and sits on the sofa with a slouching posture, a bit of a headache from this poor marital relationship.

Even this arrogant young master, who sees no one else, reserves three points in a quarrel, so it is clear how unfamiliar they have become.

"Buzz-"

The phone vibrated untimely.

Personal mobile phones are not relevant to work.

The message displayed is today's Twitter tweet.

About the time he mentioned " Sheng Mingzhi" so many times that the AI monitored the keywords.

These days he is always frequently tweeted Sheng Mingzhi related news.

Lu Jiayan knew that Sheng Mingzhi was working in the entertainment industry, but in his eyes it was just an act of fun on the young master's whim.

Not to mention that he has never been a fan of the entertainment industry, so he has never paid much attention to what Sheng Mingzhi was up to in the past few years.

In a moment of indifference, Sheng Mingzhi's lively and eloquent performance in the living room just now came back to Lu Jiayan's mind.

Mr. Sheng Jr.'s solo solos of just a few minutes were clearly mind-blowing and brainwashing, with a fractured vocal that led to Lu Jiayan's bizarre statement of "Put up your pianos at the back" that he still remembers today.

This little flower peacock's narcissistic personality hasn't changed so much as it has been a virtue since childhood.

He is an international star and a three-time movie star, but with his acting skills, which he hates to put on his face, he is at best a flower vase in the entertainment industry.

However, Sheng Mingzhi should be a limited edition, luxury vase that no one can afford.

He chuckled lightly, but his eyes froze for a moment as he saw the tweet.

[@EntertainmentGoose: Sheng Mingzhi has added to the list, wearing a fake on the red carpet and mocking Qiao Yan? Is being a lover so high profile now (crying with laughter)]

The comments were almost a scolding piece: the

"Paste and be a demon."

" Sheng Mingzhi, as expected of you, you really didn't let me down once (dog head)"

"@shengmingzhi come out and get beaten up."

"This year XinLang's KPIs are counting on him."

"No, where did this batter get the face to be so tugging? Is it glorious to be a lover?"

"Laugh it up, he can mock Qiao Yan all he wants, he's already on Sheng Jia's line anyway, Sheng Mingzhi Incompetent Rage.jpg"

"Does anyone else not know that Qiao Yan has been cast as the second male lead in the HeMu production?"

" HeMu is owned by Sheng Jia, I think, and I really believe Qiao Yan has connections."

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After this fight, Sheng Mingzhi simply did not even go home.

From head to toe, it clearly says: very angry, don't mess with me, contact me in a drift bottle if you have anything to do.

Lu Jiayan's WeChat has been blacked out, so he can't see Sheng Mingzhi's circle of friends, but we can see from Shen Ling's updates that the young master has been eating, drinking and having fun these days.

He travels around without a care in the world, as if he has lost his love and doesn't want his career.

It was as if he was now the only one who subtly cared about the unhappy conflict of the other day.

Turning off his phone, Yao's assistant came in with his tablet and read out his afternoon itinerary in a businesslike manner.

Lu Jiayan, having put off two useless meals, paused for a moment when he heard about HeMu Media's senior decision-making meeting.

Sheng Jia's move from the traditional industry to the Internet coincided with the boom in the film and television industry, where movies and television were booming and if you invested your money, you could make a lot of money.

Five years ago, Sheng Jia set up HeMu Media, which has produced numerous artists, including movie stars, TV queens and top artists.

HeMu Media is now one of the leading companies in the entertainment industry.

Recently, HeMu has been interested in signing Qiao Yan and has been offering a lot of resources.

When Qiao Yan's name came up, Lu Jiayan felt something familiar.

Yao's assistant read the situation and dutifully brought out all of Qiao Yan's circumstances, including his impending signing with HeMu Media and his oops story with Lu Jiayan at the festival.

Lu Jiayan's mind was defended against the exasperated questioning of a certain little flower peacock and the accusation that he was being unreasonable.

--Just returned to the country and will be a "lover"?

It turned out to be a reference to this oops.

The mismatched screenshots were captured by unscrupulous marketing agencies, which instantly created a rumour that he and Qiao Yan were in a close relationship.

It is not clear whether Qiao Yan's own little thoughts and handiwork were involved.

Assistant Yao's back was wet with cold sweat when he saw the oolong scandal, and his face had sunk completely.

As Lu Jiayan's work assistant, the failure to remove negative news about his boss in a timely manner was already a major job failure.

But this Qiao Yan is too bold. No one would have thought that a Little Yi would dare to rub Lu Jiayan's nose in it. He doesn't even think about how much weight he has and how much he can afford to rub it in with President Sheng Jia.

Assistant Yao mentally speculated on his boss's face.

When he looked at Lu Jiayan, he was surprised to see a look of realization on his face.

Assistant Yao looked stunned: what was the situation?

...... Couldn't be a hallucination after he followed his boss around working overtime, could it?

The expression on Lu Jiayan's face soon disappeared and he returned to his cold, mean demeanour.

The next second, Assistant Yao heard Lu Jiayan speak indifferently, "It seems that HeMu is doing well now, and there is already too much money to spend, so he is signing up all kinds of people to his company."

Assistant Yao's back went cold and he bowed his head and said, "Yes, Mr. Lu, I understand."

After saying these words, a long silence fell inside the president's office.

Assistant Yao's cold sweat was damp, fearing that Lu Jiayan would fire him if he didn't like it.

It was only after a long time that Lu Jiayan's voice rang out from the president's office.

Assistant Yao was in a cold sweat, already resigned to his fate and ready to accept his impending punishment.

" Yao Shen, have you ever had a fight with your date?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, this time it was a major personal mistake on my part - huh?"

Assistant Yao froze in mid-sentence.

Lu Jiayan gave him a careless look and said coolly, "What are you looking at me for, don't you have a date?"

......

What is the situation with this thick contempt and mockery?

Single dogs have dignity too, thank you.

But Assistant Yao looked back and remembered Lu Jiayan's low air pressure during this time.

It turns out that he had a fight with the young master of the house and was in a bad mood.

Assistant Yao said hesitantly, "...... doesn't have it."

"Hmm." Lu Jiayan paused: "I can see that."

......

What's up with the nice underhanded tone.

Assistant Yao said cautiously, "Mr. Lu, if it's a quarrel, you can usually ease the relationship by taking the initiative to ask for peace and send more gifts."

He had hinted so clearly that Mr. Lu, even if he was a fool, should have known to give Mr. Sheng a gift!

After all, coaxing is a talent that men are born with and don't have to learn.

"Yeah." Lu Jiayan was suddenly a little puzzled: "But he hasn't even asked me for anything or given me a present so far."

Assistant Yao: ......

It probably makes sense why there was a fight.

You deserve it.