Ye Cang, however, was rather lazy. He lightly touched the other person's fingertips and then withdrew his hand: "Hello, Miss Xu."
Xu Anqi did not receive the response she expected, and the smile on her face faded a little. She turned her gaze to Shen Huai behind Ye Cang: "I didn't expect to see Brother Shen here. What a coincidence."
Shen Huai said calmly, "It is indeed a coincidence."
Xu Anqi was about to say something when her assistant hurriedly interrupted her: "Anqi, let's go do our makeup first, so we don't keep everyone waiting."
Xu Anqi curled her lips and left with her assistant without saying anything.
The people present were somewhat puzzled. Li Zihang looked at Shen Huai. He knew that this was Ye Cang's agent, but how could he be involved with Xu Anqi?
When Xu Anqi terminated her contract with Chenxing and joined Menghe, she wasn't very famous yet. Most of the people who knew about this were internal staff at Chenxing, and outsiders didn't know. So even though some people present noticed that Xu Anqi and Shen Huai had an unusual relationship, they could only speculate.
Ye Cang had already remembered Xu Anqi's identity. Three years ago, after Shen Huai joined Morning Star, she was the first artist he managed. Unfortunately, she had just become a little popular when she was poached by a rival company. It is said that this was a big blow to Shen Huai at the time, and he later changed his direction, no longer signing actors, but signing Bai Weijia, who was still a trainee at the time.
This seemed quite tragic for Shen Huai, as both of the artists he had mentored had betrayed him. However, Ye Cang always felt that Xu Anqi was different from Bai Weijia. At least when Bai Weijia appeared in front of Shen Huai, his expression remained completely unmoved.
Ye Cang suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. He looked at Shen Huai, wanting to ask something but unable to speak.
Shen Huai frowned, seemingly lost in thought, and didn't notice Ye Cang's expression.
Li Zihang looked around, then dragged Ye Cang away, saying, "Let's go, let's go, it's time for rehearsal!"
Ye Cang: "Wait a minute." He looked at Shen Huai, "Huai, wait for me in the audience during the rehearsal."
Shen Huai had never refused Ye Cang's request during his competitions, but this time, he shook his head and said, "I have something to do. I'll come find you later."
After he finished speaking, he bowed slightly and turned to leave the dressing room.
Ye Cang's face suddenly darkened, and Li Zihang, whose gaze fell upon him, unconsciously straightened up: "Um, I'll go to the studio and wait for you..."
After he finished speaking, he hurriedly ran away. Only after leaving the dressing room did he come to his senses and realize that he had actually chickened out when facing Ye Cang.
Actually, Ye Cang is usually carefree and nonchalant. Although he has a sharp tongue, he's not much different from anyone else. But just now, his expression was really scary...
After a while, Ye Cang finally arrived at the studio. Li Zihang glanced at him cautiously and found that he looked calm, as if nothing had happened.
Li Zihang breathed a sigh of relief, but after a while, he realized he was wrong.
During the game rehearsal, Ye Cang's eyes were filled with murderous intent when facing his opponents, and in the end, no staff member was willing to team up with him.
During the break, Ye Cang suddenly said to Li Zihang, "I'm going out for a bit. Call me if anything comes up."
After saying that, he walked out of the studio.
Li Zihang couldn't stop him even when he called out, and could only sigh helplessly.
He felt that Ye Cang's expression just now was like that of a husband catching his wife cheating. But then he was startled by his own imagination, shook his head, and dismissed the thought.
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After leaving the dressing room, Shen Huai went directly to the rooftop garden in the center of the building. Because it was outdoors and the weather was unbearably hot, there was no one there.
Shen Huai took out his phone and made a call.
He had just seen an email from his private lawyer. Because things were a bit complicated, he came out to make a call. Perhaps because it was a bit hot, Shen Huai casually unbuttoned the top button.
Just then, he heard a noise behind him.
Shen Huai turned his head and saw Xu Anqi slowly walking towards him. He said to the person on the other end of the phone, "I have something to do here, I'll call you back later." After saying that, he hung up the phone.
At this moment, Xu Anqi was completely different from the sweet and charming persona she presented in public. Her expression was indifferent, and she skillfully took out a cigarette from her pocket. She was about to light it, but then gave up.
She looked at Shen Huai, her gaze lingering on his unbuttoned collar, and said with a mocking laugh, "You're still the same as before, you like to come to places like this when you're in a bad mood."
Shen Huai frowned: "I'm not..."
Xu Anqi interrupted him directly: "You don't need to deny it, I know."
What do you know...?
Shen Huai looked at Xu Anqi, who was talking to herself, and felt a little tired, so he simply stopped talking.
Xu Anqi seemed oblivious to his emotions. She stood beside him for a while before softly asking, "Do you remember how long it's been since we last saw each other?"
Shen Huai originally intended to leave, but then, as if remembering something, he stopped and said calmly, "It's been more than a year, hasn't it?"
"Yes, it's been over a year." Xu Anqi tried her best to keep her tone steady, but she still couldn't help but reveal a hint of resentment.
Seeing Shen Huai reminded Xu Anqi of that day when she shyly confessed her feelings to him, only to be coldly rejected: "Sorry, I like men."
Xu Anqi is beautiful, and countless boys have pursued her since she was a child. However, her first confession was rejected without mercy. What's more, before she could say anything after this incident, Shen Huai dumped her on someone else as if she were a virus.
For someone with such a high sense of self-esteem, the mere thought of it was humiliating.
Shen Huai was actually quite helpless. In the year or so that he had been working with Xu Anqi, he had always kept to his place and never overstepped his bounds. He had never thought about how Xu Anqi had developed such thoughts.
He knew Xu Anqi had a strong sense of pride, and that it would be awkward for him to continue being her manager. So he tried to find her a new manager, but before he could find a suitable one, Xu Anqi found out. Xu Anqi was furious and wouldn't listen to his explanations. She then turned to Meng He, and their relationship plummeted to rock bottom; they practically never spoke to each other again.
Shen Huai pressed his temples, feeling a little awkward for no apparent reason.
Xu Anqi glanced at him sideways and suddenly asked, "Is that Ye Cang your lover?"
Shen Huai almost choked, wondering why Xu Anqi would suddenly think that way. He immediately denied it: "No."
"You're lying! You let him stay at your house, and he made such a mess of your place, but you didn't blame him. Doesn't that mean you like him?!"
Xu Anqi sneered, as if she had caught him red-handed, but Shen Huai denied it, which made her very angry.