In the quiet audition field, the atmosphere was extremely tense.
The actors who came for the audition already took their scripts, reading it painstakingly for each and every second, like they were students desperately cramming before their exams.
Only Yu Qing Huan stood there without any emotion, with a blank and dull expression. Even the script in his hand, had drop to the ground without awareness. His action did not suit the current atmosphere at all.
Even so, there were quite an amount of women with blushing faces, secretly looking over at him.
The entertainment circle did not lacked any attractive people, but their beauty pales in comparison to Yu Qing Huan. His fine aquiline nose and exquisite eyebrow, together with a pair of exceptionally beautiful peach blossom eyes. His big eyes were bright with alluring black pupil, as if within lies a clear spring water, beautifully framed with long, thick eyelashes. When he gazed upon people with his slightly upturned lateral Canthus, with distinct and passion, it gave an indescribable feeling.
In addition to his beautiful figure, was his straight and elegant posture. As he stood there alone, it’s impossible for onlookers to remove their line of sight away from him.
“Qing Huan, this is your very first battle into the entertainment circle, you must perform your very best!” Yu Qing Huan’s Manager, Yu Xin was not in the mood to appreciate his own artist. He bent his waist and picked up the script, and stuffed it back into Qing Huan’s hand. Yu Xin strongly encouraged Qing Huan again, “When it is your turn, you must not be nervous, alright? Just pretend that those judges does not exist!I will be outside cheering you on.”
Yet, Yu Qing Huan just stood there staring blankly into nothingness, not a single response to his manager’s advice.
Yu Xin did not felt that it was strange. He thought that Qing Huan was shocked silly by the scene in front of him. Yu Xin patted Qing Huan’s shoulder and earnestly instructed him: “Qing Huan na, to judge whether or not if your starting point is good, it depends on this battle ah.”
At this moment, Yu Qing Huan finally turned his head slightly. His eyes shot towards Yu Xin’s face, and with a raspy voice he said, “Yu-Xin?”
It’s as if Yu Qing Huan used all his might to utter these two short words, inexhaustibly difficult. Like an old machine that was finally oiled, noisily starting to turned.
“Oh my ancestors!” Yu Xin slapped his thigh. He felt extremely heartbroken by Qing Huan’s negligence attitude towards his surrounding. Yu Xin couldn’t take it anymore and pulled Qing Huan to a corner. He angrily snapped softly near Qing Huan’s ear: “You better quickly compose yourself, the director will not care whether its your first time or not. I painstakingly manage to snatch this opportunity for you. If you miss this chance, you will lose it forever. You take a look at those who come for this audition, there are even several debuted supporting actors. You are a newbie, if you don’t act well, how will you fight with others…”
Yu Xin was still nagging non-stopped near his ear. Yu Qing Huan took a step back, and leaned on the cold surface of the wall. With a disbelieving look, he slowly and carefully took his surrounding in. Then, suddenly he used his entire arm strength to pinch his own thigh.
A gut wrenching pain spread throughout his body. Yu Qing Huan shut his eyes, and slowly opened them again. The scenery in front of his eyes did not changed at all!
He got reborn! Really got reborn!
After reaching the peak of the entertainment circle, he got reborn to ten years ago when he just turned 21 years old. Reborn to the moment he entered the entertainment circle.
As for here, this place was the audition scene of the film, ‘The Line of Life and Death’. The work of the famous director, Liu Jia An, accumulation of his 7 years aspirations.
This film used combat medic as its concept, so at a time where youthful romance was the hit, the film was looked at with veiled criticism. People were scornfully criticizing and ridiculing the movie behind closed door. Many said that Liu Jia An, had already lost his mind and could no longer followed the trend of the entertainment field.
When the film was released, many took Liu Jia An as a joke. They were waiting for his box office. Contrary to everyone’s belief, even when ‘The Line of Life and Death’ had the least screen time, it ended up surprising everyone with its 5.5 billion dollars box office. It became the dark horse of the year. Even after the passage of several years, people couldn’t help but to continue referencing the film.
Yu Qing Huan was auditioning for the supporting third male lead called Ye Shang, a young doctor with good family background.
Ye Shang became willfully arrogant because he grew up spoil rotten by his parents. He was also extremely greedy and deadly afraid of dying. Due to a mistake in the hospital name list, he was sent to the battlefield as an aid. In the process of a difficult situation, he began changing slowly. Finally in order to save a local girl, he was shot by a stray bullet and died.
The setting of the character was tall, rich and handsome. In addition to having good image and great style, the character was also a doctor with white coat as a uniform. Ultimately set a trend of new generation male god wearing uniform. Although in the beginning Ye Shang was unpleasantly unbearable, but the end was an unforgettable scene that painted an indelible mark. That scene made sure that after the audience finished watching, it would leaved an emotionally deep impression.
Nobody would dared to make noise, even if the film result was weak due to good established public relations and Liu Jia An’s reputation. Precisely because of this, Yu Xin attached utmost importance towards Yu Qing Huan’s current audition and made a point to accompany Qing Huan.
In his previous lifetime, Yu Qing Huan did came for audition, but he didn’t pass.
The evaluation that Yu Jia An gave was: able to act, but not transparent enough.
Yu Qing Huan was exceptional since young. Although it was his first time entering the entertainment circle, he thought that he was capable enough to get chosen because of his proud and arrogant heart. Far from being picked, he even met his Waterloo here. Thus, his mentality became unstable, and almost got depressed. Qing Huan spent a very long time getting out from this unexpected slum.
Yu Xin was shocked by Qing Huan’s action, and thought that he gave Qing Huan too much pressure. He hurriedly held Qing Huan’s wrist. Using a gentle and careful tone, Yu Xin said, “Qing Huan, don’t listen to my reckless babbling, just take this audition as a test to familiarize yourself in this entertainment circle, alright!”
Yu Qing Huan looked at Yu Xin’s thoughtful care. His heart felt warm at Yu Xin gentle action. Qing Huan carelessly set his script on a nearby stool, and said: “Ge, let’s go back, I don’t think this character suits me.”
In his last life, he had no regrets towards the entertainment circle. Any award that could be won, he had won. Qing Huan had starred in many different big hit movie and had actually gather a huge group of fans oversea.
Everyone that met him would respectfully called him Yu ge. His name could be counted as a famous household name.
The only imperfection in his life was that even though he was in the entertainment circle, he never had any lover! He didn’t even have any ambiguous relationship with anyone.
Yu Qing Huan was naturally bent. After he entered the entertainment circle, there were eyes everywhere and everyone was waiting for his fall from grace. For the sake of his future, he listened to the company and manager. So Qing Huan kept a distance from everyone, he didn’t dared to get too close, not even a bit.
Until his death, he became known as the entertainment circle famous old ******! It was really humiliating for Yu Qing Huan. He wanted to find a hole and buried himself!
A short while after his rebirth, Yu Qing Huan decisively decided.
**** his image! **** his future! He painstakingly regained a lifetime, now all he wanted to do was to have one hell of a love!
Yu Qing Huan was no longer interested in walking the same path as he did during his last life. This time, any job that he can refused he would refused. He would minimized his appearance in the sight of public. He would wait for the expiration of his 5 year contract with the company and then quit immediately!
Anyways he had the look and a degree. In this life, he was not afraid of not being able to obtain any job.
He would looked for an adequate lover to settle down peacefully and normally, just like everybody else. This was Yu Qing Huan current biggest life goal!
Hearing what Qing Huan said, Yu Xin almost lost his soul: “What do you mean go back! Even if you are asked to act as a dummy today, you still have to act!” He thought his artist had stage fright, so Yu Xin silently pondered in his heart. He decided when he went back later, he must planned a schedule, or else how would they overcome from being blindsided by any momentary psychological impact.
“Ge, listen to me.” Yu Qing Huan’s voice was extremely pleasant with its clear tone, really soothing to the ears. His voice was like a balm, could calmed people down, “I am not afraid, it’s just that yesterday I read and ponder the script thoroughly. Ye Shang, this person, in the beginning I could cope with forcefully. But in the later scene, with my present acting abilities, frankly speaking it’s impossible.”
Yu Qing Huan felt grateful towards Yu Xin. Even though the man was slippery, Yu Xin was very good to him. Seeing that Qing Huan had no mother or father, no matter what Yu Xin would be considerably more caring.
But Yu Qing Huan did not interacted with him for long. Several months after the audition for ‘The Line of Life and Death’, Yu Xin was sending a famous artist signed under him to an acting studio. He met an accident and died on the spot. Yu Qing Huan didn’t managed to see him one last time.
Fortunately, now was the chance to redo everything one more time.
“Ge, I feel that the most important thing to do right now is more tempering, after my acting become more mature, it’s still not too late, or else I might drag everyone down.”
Yu Qing Huan said nonsensically with a serious demeanor.
“You don’t give me sweet talks!” Yu Xin narrowed his eyes, his face oozed disagreement. This was a rare opportunity after all. Even if he was uncertain, but his heart still held a silver of hope.
Yu Xin display a face of indifference, but with Yu Qing Huan understanding, he keenly managed to capture a hint of doubt in Yu Xin’s eyes. Qing Huan took an advantage while the iron is still hot, to earnestly persuade Yu Xin. He was too engrossed that he neglected the footsteps coming to him.
Yu Xin was persuaded until his heart was in a mess. He was in no mood to turn back towards the direction of the footsteps.
The two talked for a long time that Yu Qing Huan’s throat almost dried up. Yet, he still couldn’t move Yu Xin’s heart.
There was only a few people left at the audition field, this was Yu Qing Huan last chance. He looked at the number in his hand. If this continued on, it would be his turn soon.
He could guaranteed that with his current acting skills, don’t talked about the third male lead, the main male lead was also not a problem. So he cannot go for this audition. He had to be low key and slowly backed off the entertainment circle. This was his original intention.
Just as Qing Huan trying to exert more effort to move Yu Xin’s heart, suddenly a voice of praise came from behind, “Not bad! Nowadays there are not many actors who can keep their initial intention ah!”
Yu Qing Huan and Yu Xin turned towards the voice and stopped simultaneously. The person who approached them was the director of ‘The Line of Life and Death’, Liu Jia An!”
Liu Jia An initially came out to take a breather. Most of the actors that came today have had their audition, but none of them made him felt satisfied! Either it a cunning, coquettish behavior, or a delicate small posturing deliberately acting strong and mighty, looking at those act made him felt disgusted.
“The Line of Life and Death” was a film that he meticulously prepared for many years. In order to have total full control, even the investors were screened and cautiously chosen, let alone the actors.
But he was aware that with his present charm as an outdated director, it would be impossible for the big fishes to come audition for the third male lead.
Inviting those with good acting skills was impossible and those that could were not what he wanted.
The more Liu Jia An thought about it, the more anxious he felt. He decided that there were no more need to see the later auditions. Just when he wanted to throw caution to the wind and tried to use his connection to find for an adequate substitute, he didn’t expect to accidentally caught a conversation happening between Yu Qing Huan and Yu Xin.
The young kid had a great look and good temperament. The most important thing was that he wasn’t corrupted by vanity and fame. Even if his acting skills was a bit weak, with him as mentor, he could taught him and brought him up. It’s hundred times better to have a hardworking newbie without achievements than using a friendly connection to bring someone in.
In a split second, Liu Jia An made a decision.
He looked at Yu Qing Huan number plate and took in his overall look. When the conflicted Yu Xin tentatively opened his mouth to greet him, Liu Jia An suddenly said: “Acting cannot be learn behind closed door, following a good director is the most important of all.”
After Director Liu cease talking for a while, he smiled and regarded:”I have been standing here listening for quite awhile. The little brat is transparent, free and sensible. It’s suitable with Ye Shang’s character setting in the later scenes. You don’t have to audition, the role is yours.”
Yu Qing Huan: “???”
Yu Xin:”!!!”
Yu Qing Huan looked at Liu Jia An in disbelieve with his eyes wide opened, making his already small face became smaller. When Liu Jia An saw this, he showed a rare smile: “Enough dallying. Follow me to the audition room for your part. I must figure out your acting skill properly, so that I can make proper arrangement.”
“Director Liu, I don’t think that’s okay.” Yu Qing Huan stood still at his place. He almost thought that he was hallucinating.
What kind of luck was this! That Director Liu would accidentally overheard when Yu Qing Huan was persuading his manager. Because of that, Liu Jia An held him in high regard and generously just gave Yu Qing Huan the role!
If this happened during his last life, he would be smiling even in his dreams. But it’s different now, Yu Qing Huan didn’t want to fly high. He had no thoughts of being famous. He only wanted to quit the entertainment circle and have a nice happy relationship, okay!
But speaking of it, in his last life, his luck had always been horrible.
When the film crew went around the country to promote the film, there would always be traffic jam as long as Yu Qing Huan was in the car; When his fellow actor got married and gave out Xi Tang[1], everyone would get good ones and only Yu Qing Huan would get an empty one; Even during eating time, of all the people at the table, only his bowl had worms inside.
Some friends used to joke with Yu Qing Huan. With his ‘good’ luck, maybe he should go buy some lottery. In the beginning, Yu Qing Huan listened and kept trying. When not a single number was hit after so many tries, he completely gave up in buying lottery.
Was it after his rebirth that he became incredibly lucky?
He thoughtfully touched the back of his head.
Liu Jia An looked at Yu Qing Huan face. He thought that Qing Huan was being embarrassed so his attitude became gentler, “It’s okay, I am the Director. Whatever I say, goes. Your name is Qing Huan, right? Come, follow me.”
It sounded like a wrench uncle trying to trick a little loli.
While Yu Qing Huan was thinking up ways as to not offend Director Liu with his refusal, Yu Xin finally reacted. Looking at this huge pie that landed on his lap freely, his mouth couldn’t close. He immediately dragged Yu Qing Huan towards the audition room and greeted Liu Jia An, “Hello Director Liu. Our family [2] naive brat has always been like this. He’s not rejecting you. This kid just enter the entertainment circle so he has no confidence in himself.”
Director Liu nodded his head; “I know. I think like that is also quite good.”
The two of them began chatting excitedly completely ignored Yu Qing Huan who was standing beside them.
Yu Qing Huan: “…O-O”
It’s not that he lacked confidence, it’s just that he didn’t want to act ah! QAQ
The rest of the judges halfheartedly listened to the remaining actors after Director Liu leave the audition room. They hastily passed all the candidates and finally sighed tiredly at their place.
Co-director Jiang Qi used the script as a fan. Fanning once then stopping once: “Today work is in vain. Let’s leave after packing, nowadays actors ah ze ze ze.” Jiang Qi clicked his tongue.
[(ze ze ze): Similar intonation for when you clicked your tongue.]
The producer who had a good relationship with him gave him a glance: “Lao Jiang! Stop spreading your negativity. Who knows, maybe we will find a suitable one later.”
[(lao): Old, sometimes used when addressing a good friend in Chinese. Ex: Old John. ]
Jiang Qi shrugged him off and used one word to express himself: “((  ̄へ ̄ ) / He-”
At this moment, Liu Jia An brought Yu Qing Huan inside the room. He raised up his hands and clapped twice, attracting everyone attention.
Jiang Qi ‘homemade fan’ fell to the ground.
The producer spat out a mouthful of tea.
After a few seconds of silence, some were greeting him and some were wiping their eye glasses. Everyone wanted to see, who was this actor that could make Director Liu so satisfied.
At their first glace. Wow, so handsome!
When they took a closer look, everyone was stunned.
Not every actor could stand the pressure of being scrutiny. They could see that the young man called Yu Qing Huan was not wearing any makeup at all with their godlike eyesight!
This kind of beauty was simply unbelievable! The only thing that they didn’t know was his acting abilities.
They didn’t know where did Director Liu found him. They also couldn’t find anything relevant on the Internet.
“Well, Qing Huan.” Director Liu sat on his chair and indicated that Yu Qing Huan should sit opposite him. After flipping through several pages of the script, Liu Jia An pointed to one of the dialogue and told Yu Qing Huan: “Act these out for me.”
The chosen dialogue was the part where, after Ye Shang found out that he had to go to the battlefield, he made a huge ruckus inside the plane.
Even though the difficulty level was not high, it was still a demanding scene for a newbie because once he was careless, the acting would seemed willful.
Yu Qing Huan immediately knew how he should act when he sweep through the dialogue. When Yu Qing Huan failed in his audition in his last life, he flipped through the script countless times to hone himself. After the film was released, he also watched it thoroughly for numerous times. There was no other reason aside from his unwillingness to accept his failure.
It could be said that Yu Qing Huan had eaten and fully chewed through the entire script a lot more compared to other actors.
[(had eaten and fully chewed): Fully comprehended the script]
He really didn’t want to act this role in this life. So now, should he deliberately act poorly and privately find Director Liu to quit later?
His wishful thinking only lingered for a split second in his mind and was quickly discarded by Yu Qing Huan.
Although he didn’t want to enter the entertainment circle, he never wanted to fool others. Yu Qing Huan refused to leave an impression of having bad acting and cowardly image.
After Director Liu finished talking, everyone was waiting for Yu Qing Huan to act but it was as if he lost his soul and didn’t move for a long time.
Jiang Qi secretly Wechat the producer: We cannot use this person.
Producer: What is the Director trying to pull \=.\=? Which part he got attracted to? His face?
Jiang Qi: Maybe. ╮( ̄- ̄)╭
Producer: I never thought there will be a day where Director Liu would use face to judge ah. 【/(╯▅╰) Le sigh~】
Unlike the others who were being a contented bystander, Yu Xin was like an ant on hot pan. He really really want to strangle Yu Qing Huan neck so that he would hurry up and act.
The mood in the audition room became weirder the longer Yu Qing Huan remained silent. Yu Xin couldn’t take it anymore and wanted to remind Yu Qing Huan when suddenly he put down his script.
Yu Qing Huan’s eyes dilated and became bloodshot with rage and horror.
Ye Shang thought that someone had plotted against him and made sure that he was in the plane en route to the battlefield. The arrogant and willful young master felt incredibly angry and he started shouting like a madman: “I want to get off the plane! AT ONCE! NOW! Who would want to go to that damn place! Anyways, I am not going! I’m warning you, my parents are waiting for me at home. Do you know who are my parents ah…..”
The reason why he snapped was not only due to anger, but a larger part was because of fright.
What kind of place was the battlefield? If you got careless, you would die. He still have a long beautiful future ahead with so much of wondrous things waiting for him. Why would he want to go to such a place where even the birds wouldn’t dared to shit and throw his life away!
Yu Qing Huan’s acting was so emotionally on point that it’s almost like he had became Ye Shang. He kept shouting and screaming with his whole might because he wanted to delay the plane from taking off. He refused to go to the battlefield.
An array of complex and bountiful expression was beautifully acted by Yu Qing Huan. Even after he finished acting, everyone couldn’t react as if their soul had flew away and hadn’t came back.
The Co-Director and producer saw the shock in each other eyes when they exchanged glances.
This was a newbie? Don’t speak nonsense! How could a newbie be so powerful!
The acting was smooth and natural. It was a hundred, no a thousand times better than all the previous candidate combined together regardless of their experience! This kind of acting ability! This kind of powerful emotional control! Director Liu dared to say he was a newbie? His mother a newbie!
[(His mother): way of cursing someone. Means motherf**ker.]
Director Liu couldn’t care less about the questioning look or shock the others shot towards him because he was too preoccupied by the phrase in his heart: He had picked up a treasure!
Everyone’s attitude took a 180 degree turn and they quickly warmed up to Yu Qing Huan after his performance. Some even wanted to introduce their contacts to Yu Qing Huan after they found out that he had no assistant. Yu Xin couldn’t helped but puffed up in pride as he slickly handled some inquiries.
As a matter of fact, Yu Xin wasn’t too happy in the beginning when the company pushed Yu Qing Huan to him. He was the top 1 graduate in the country, so what? He jumped grade several times, so what? This was the showbiz, not an exam room! ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭
Yu Xin couldn’t helped but soften after he learnt about Yu Qing Huan’s background. His heart still held a silver of kindness even though he was an old fox.
Yu Qing Huan was a lonely orphan who had to ‘eat a hundred rice’ while growing up. He had no choice but to jump two grades because he couldn’t forked out the tuition fee for high school. Fortunately, he was intelligent. Yu Qing Huan managed to get number 1 in the provincial exam and was admitted to the best university in the country.
[ (eat a hundred rice): It means to grow up supported by aid. Harsher way of saying it is ‘to beg’.]
During his university days, he acted a lot because the drama club would earn money from each performances. In the end, Yu Qing Huan finally signed to their company due to poor judgment and was assigned under Yu Xin’s care.
At the moment, Yu Xin couldn’t help but to rejoice in glee. He felt that he was lucky because of his barely existed sympathy that made him to give a chance to Yu Qing Huan or else he would lost a good seedling.
“Ge, you go back first. I want to stroll around.” Yu Qing Huan suddenly announced while Yu Xin was lost in thoughts.
Yu Xin blanked out for a second and then thought of when Yu Qing Huan became famous later on, it would be difficult for him to randomly strolled about. Yu Xin drove away in his old secondhand Audi after he warned Yu Qing Huan to be cautious of his surroundings.
After Yu Xin’s departure, Yu Qing Huan didn’t go anywhere else and immediately went to a nearby lottery stand. He simply chose several numbers and bought ten notes.
Although his luck was bad, but it was a fact that he managed to encounter rebirth. So, just in case!
Then, he slipped the lottery notes into his pocket. Yu Qing Huan didn’t flagged down a cab and casually took his own sweet time to walk around. In his previous life, he was always swarming with work. When he carefully thought back, Yu Qing Huan found that he never felt happy with life despite earning a lot.
Yu Qing Huan didn’t want to be a money making machine in his current life. He wanted to travel to the best place, see the best scenery, eat the best food and then find the best man to live a happy life together.
As for the money, sufficient for him to use was good enough. Fame? He didn’t need such unnecessary thing.
The corner of Yu Qing Huan’s lips slightly upturned. He found a pedestrian crossing and waited for the light to turn green so that he could cross. Suddenly, there was a riot at the other side of the road.
A tall, lean man with straight posture apathetically stood in the middle of the road. The man never move regardless of how the cars kept honking at him. His behavior was causing a serious traffic jam.
There were many drivers who stuck out their head and told him off. Their language was getting more and more vulgar. Didn’t know whether the man was doing it deliberately or not, because he just wouldn’t move.
The pedestrian at the roadside was just watching the show unfolding and there were none who was willing to go and pulled the man away.
When the traffic jam became worse, Yu Qing Huan couldn’t take it any more. With a long stride he rushed towards the man, grabbed his wrist and quickly dragged him to the roadside.
“Red light means stop, Green means go. You know or not? Did you graduate from primary school?” Yu Qing Huan grumpily reprimanded. He raised up his head and got stunned silly.
The man was strikingly handsome with defined facial features and a sharp figure. Bearing a thigh length black windbreaker coat and a white dress shirt fully buttoned inside didn’t make the man seemed old-fashion but it gave out a restrained air of manliness.
Too bad he had poor mannerism. Such a waste of a good face.
Yu Qing Huan felt woeful for a second in his heart and coldly regarded: “The traffic almost got stuck because of you. You better obey the traffic rules when you cross the road next time, understand?”
The man just stared at him without a word.
Yu Qing Huan suddenly felt annoyed. Was the man the type to be unrepentant even in death?
Yu Qing Huan really couldn’t tolerate those who looked like an upright and noble person but in actuality was a person with, ‘My business is my business and your business is your business, so what I do is none of your business” mentality. After Yu Qing Huan finished nagging and wanted to leave, the man suddenly grabbed the corner of his shirt.
Yu Qing Huan turned his head and dully asked: “What?”
Is it because of what he said made him unhappy? Now he wanted to fight?
The man slightly drooped his eyes, his long thick eyelashes quivered. He seriously replied: “I have graduated from primary school.”
Yu Qing Huan: “…”
Yu Qing Huan: “Okay, you graduated already. Now I know, so can you let me go?”
The man didn’t let go and kept looking at him with his dark, profound eyes. He didn’t know why but Yu Qing Huan managed to see that the man felt wronged.
Yu Qing Huan: “Anything else?”
The man: “I respect the traffic laws, but I don’t know how to cross the road.”
Yu Qing Huan:”…_(´ཀ`」 ∠)_”
Yu Qing Huan took advantage of the green light and tugged the man to cross the road. After he settled the man down at the roadside, he testily said: “Here is good enough.”
Such a big man already but still dared to say that he didn’t know how to cross the road. Today Yu Qing Huan wanted to do good to the end and see if he could pull anymore tricks.
The man looked at his own hand, and then looked at Yu Qing Huan’s hand. He just stood there without a world.
Yu Qing Huan mentally scolded his unsociable personality. He combed through his wind-blown hair with his hand. His eyes brighten up when he swept through the area and saw a small shop selling a traditional style ‘Shuang Pi Nai’.
[T/N: 双皮奶 (Shuang Pi Nai) : Double layer milk.
The winter in the northern area was dry and freezing. It was just perfect to have a bowl of warm delicious red bean ‘Shuang Pi Nai’ now.
Thinking about its heavenly taste, he immediately threw the man aside and quickly walked into the small shop. It was during the working hours so the shop didn’t have many customer. A few sweet looking young lady were hanging around the counter while chatting happily.
Yu Qing Huan appreciated the scenery for a few second and regretfully shook his head. They were beautiful but such a pity that the gender was wrong.
One of the lady saw that there was someone in the shop and immediately stopped chitchatting, “May I take your orders?’ Yu Qing Huan looked at her. His face red because of his rubbing.
Yu Qing Huan didn’t only have a handsome face, he was also classy. He leaned against the counter while smiling slightly. He was just looking at the menu but didn’t know why did Yu Qing Huan suddenly seemed distinguished.
A few ladies became bashful and their eyesight kept slipping towards him.
“One red bean ‘Shuang Pi Nai’ and one durian ‘Shuang Pi Nai’.
[T/N: Durian. A delicious fruit in certain Asian country. Famous for it smelliness XD. my favorite~]
Yu Qing Huan only took a moment to decide his orders.
“Alright. Sir, please have a seat and wait for a moment.” The young lady blushed and shyly replied but she retained her professionalism. After giving Yu Qing Huan his change, she lead him to the seat.
Yu Qing Huan nodded his head and headed towards the seat by the window.
At this time, the wind chime hanging on the door of the dessert shop rang. Yu Qing Huan didn’t manage to see who was it, but his shirt suddenly tighten up and he had a bad premonition.
Impossible right…
Yu Qing Huan wearily turned his head and he really saw that man sinfully handsome face.
“What are you doing here?” Several staff curiously looked their way and Yu Qing Huan hurriedly pulled the man towards the window and bitingly asked, “Is it because you felt humiliated by my words and now you want to settle a score with me?”
What good luck! Maybe he was dreaming, or else how could he met a psychopathy the moment he took a step out the door.
The man quietly stared at Yu Qing Huan without uttering a word.
Yu Qing Huan felt irritated by the man’s behavior and asked in agitation, “Can’t you speak? Are you dumb?”
This time the man responded swiftly, “I’m not dumb.”
A 100% solemn look.
Yu Qing Huan looked up to heaven angrily, he really want to punched someone. (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡 /(.□. )
“Then why are you following me? To chat me up? You want to be my friend?”
Since young, Yu Qing Huan had many suitor of both gender by his side. The amount was too much to count. He never paid any attention to them because during his school days, he had to worry about his tuition fees and daily meals. Moreover he had to maintain his image after entering the showbiz.
Even though you never eat pork, but you would have seen a pig run. When Yu Qing Huan saw the man apparent dependence on him, he guessed that the man wanted to chat him up.
[T/N: 没吃过猪肉,也见过猪跑 (mei chi guo zhu rou, ye jian guo zhu pao): Literal translation-Never eat pork, but seen a pig run. Meaning: Even though you have never personally experience something, but you have heard or seen about it.]
His gaze lingered on the man’s face with ambiguous eyes, like he used two furry paws to tickle people’s heart. The young ladies at the distance couldn’t help but feeling their heart beating faster, yet the man in front of him had no reaction whatsoever.
On the contrary, the man frowned and hesitantly asked, “What’s the meaning of…to chat you up?”
Yu Qing Huan : “( ⊙…⊙ )!!”
Is this person from Mars!?
“So why are you following me?” Yu Qing Huan pulled out a chair and sat down. He scooped a spoonful of steaming hot ‘Shuang Pi Nai’ into his mouth. A thick flavorful milky taste embraced his taste buds and his anger faded away. Yu Qing Huan sighed and patiently asked again.
“I…” Both of his hands were well-behaved on his thigh and it made him seem like a well trained big Wolf Dog. The man insecurely wilted down. He didn’t dare to look into Yu Qing Huan’s eyes and softly said, “I lost my way.”
Yu Qing Huan ceased moving his spoon: “So?”
“Troubling you to send me home.”
Yu Qing Huan: “( 0…0 )”
Ze ze ze. The young people nowadays really have many different ways to express their intentions. Didn’t asked for WeChat and also didn’t ask for phone number, straightaway wanted them to follow to their house. Did the man thought that he was stupid?
Yu Qing Huan raised his delicate eyebrow and looked at the man. He extended his beautiful long clean hand: “Phone.”
The man searched his pocket for almost half a day until he managed to find his phone. He casually placed his phone on Yu Qing Huan’s hand.
Yu Qing Huan looked down and stared. Wow, even using the newest Apple phone.
“Password.”
The man frowned and thought for a while. He shook his head while honestly replied, “I don’t remember already.”
Yu Qing Huan couldn’t take it anymore and almost snapped in anger when the man suddenly lowered down his head and searched through his pack bag as if he recalled something. He dug out a small thin note book and freely gave it to Yu Qing Huan.
What was this? Yu Qing Huan suppressed his rage. He held on to ‘see what kind of elaborated tricks he wants to play’ attitude, and turned over the pages of the book.
The words written on the page was sharp and beautiful. Each words were finely written. The spacing between sentences were concise and consistent. Yu Qing Huan could see that the owner of the writing had strong Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder(OCD).
What made Yu Qing Huan stunned was not because of the writing but its content.
Hand phone password, email password, and even his bank card password was written clearly.
He raised his head and looked at the man. Yu Qing Huan lamented in his heart. Was he an idiot? Could bank card password be given freely to a stranger?’
Yu Qing Huan followed the password recorded in the book to open the man’s phone. He didn’t know why the it was on flight mode but the phone interface was incredibly clean. Even the factory app was move to a separate folder. The only thing remaining was a navigation app.
So…This person was really bad at direction? He wasn’t intentionally trying to chat him up?
Yu Qing Huan couldn’t help but soften his look. He first checked his phone’s log, but there was nothing. So he could only opened the navigation app and asked: “House address.”
The man rapidly fired out a string of address, as if afraid that he would scolded again.
The man’s address was at the city first rate villa area and those who could stay there were wealthy and respectable people only. In his last life, Yu Qing Huan only managed to be qualify to buy a villa there after struggling so hard for so long. Unfortunately before he could buy, he got reborn.
Thinking about it, he couldn’t help but felt hatred towards the rich and glared at the man. The man was glared stiff and apprehensively took a step back. Yet, his hand still obediently stuck to his side.
Yu Qing Huan: “…”
He entered the man’s address into the navigation app, enlarged the page and carefully recited the route to him. Yu Qing Huan pointed outside the window: “There are cabs outside, you just let the driver follow this route.”
The man didn’t move.
Yu Qing Huan, “What’s wrong?”
The man peeked at him and quickly reverted his eyes, as if he felt wronged.
Yu Qing Huan: “Speak ah! What’s wrong with you?”
The man drooped his head and his pitiful hair was blew to aside, “I don’t know how to get a cab.”
Yu Qing Huan: “…^_^”
Yu Qing Huan: “Don’t know how to cross road, don’t know how to get a cab, don’t remember your own password. Let me asked you what do you know? Do you know your own name or not?”
The man opened his mouth and sulkily said, “I remember my name. I’m Huo Qu.”
Yu Qing Huan sneered sarcastically, “Oh, it’s wonderful that you can remember your own name. Do you want ge ge to award you? Give a you kiss kiss, hug hug and lift you up high high ah?
Huo Qu was stupefied. Then bit by bit his face turned red and spread to his white ears.
“Alright, today I will do good until the end.” Yu Qing Huan cleanly finished the last spoonful of the red bean ‘Shuang Pi Nai and looked at Huo Qu, “Wait for me to finish eating first then I will send you home.”
After going through a series of probing, Yu Qing Huan could see that Huo Qu really wasn’t faking anything. He really didn’t know how to recognize road and get a cab.
What kind of family was it to be able to bring up such a young master ah! This should be the rumored legendary rich man’s disease ba.
Yu Qing Huan shook his head. He was just about to take the another bowl of ‘Shuang Pi Nai’, when suddenly ‘Gu Lu~’, a loud rumbling noise came from where Huo Qu was sitting.
Yu Qing Huan stared blankly (O.O), Huo Qu also stared blankly (O.O).
“Don’t tell me that you haven’t eaten for a few days?” Yu Qing Huan happily basked in someone misfortune and his pair of peach blossom eyes curved up. “Come, I give you eat this bowl of ‘Shuang Pi Nai’ ba.”
Huo Qu’s face turned redder. His eyes frantically looked around and he didn’t dare to look eye to eye with Yu Qing Huan, but he still honestly answered his question, “Since morning until now.”
It was already more than 6 o’clock in the evening, and this person actually didn’t eat the entire day.
Yu Qing Huan sighed and waved his hand to request for another clean spoon. He stuffed it into Huo Qu’s hand and said, “Faster eat, what else do you want? This time I treat you.”
Huo Qu shook his head and stiffly held the spoon to scoop the ‘Shuang Pi Nai’. Such an easy task, but didn’t know why when he tried, it looked extremely awkward. After trying a few times then he could scoop up something.
Yu Qing Huan found it fascinating. He was full of interest, so he watched Huo Qu attentively until smoke almost came out from his head. Only then Yu Qing Huan had the conscience to move his line of sight.
Even though Huo Qu’s house was at a villa area, it wasn’t far. Such an exceptional place surrounded by the mountains and river, so it was very famous in the city. The cab driver already knew of the location when he heard the name of the place and he absolutely didn’t have to use the navigation app.
Yu Qing Huan and the driver were talking happily while Huo Qu never opened his mouth. He was sitting there silently with his back pencil straight and his hands on his knees, just like a student waiting for the teacher to spot checked his hygiene.
Yu Qing Huan sneakily glanced at Huo Qu. He felt tickled by the scene and burst out laughing.
The villa area was inaccessible by the cab so they could only stopped at the entrance. Yu Qing Huan took Huo Qu’s little notebook and flipped through it. Searching through the list of contact number, he told Huo Qu: “I send you until here. If you still couldn’t find your way back, give a call to the number of your brother, father and mother listed here. Ask them to fetch you back.”
When Yu Qing Huan saw Huo Qu earnestly listened with a serious look, he continued: “As soon as you reach home, you go rest nicely after finish eating. Okay, I’ll go first~”
Yu Qing Huan paid the cab fee once he finished talking. He opened the door and waved goodbye to Huo Qu. Very quickly, Yu Qing Huan’s back disappeared in the throng of crowd.
Huo Qu sat quietly in the cab for a full minute and only started clumsily unleashing the seat belt when the driver urged him to get off his car.
While he was sliding past to where Yu Qing Huan previously sat, he found a sticky note. He used his hand to pick it up and only saw two small words in black, indicated: No. 29, Yu Qing Huan.
Yu Qing Huan, Qing Huan.
Huo Qu carefully inserted the sticky note into his bag. After a moment of consideration, Huo Qu gently picked the note up, like it was a priceless treasure to cherish and cautiously inserted the note into his coat pocket.
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