Finally, someone said Cheng Ziyao is ugly! And it was the founder of YUN who said it; I'm totally smitten!
[This is so satisfying! The comments under this Weibo post are heaven! Cheng Ziyao has such a tough-guy face, yet he insists on playing a school heartthrob, which just makes me cringe. Now he's trying to steal Yan Luan's spot. The difference between the two is just too big!]
[Hahaha, this is extremely insulting! Who were those blind people who praised Cheng Ziyao as better than Yan Luan this afternoon? Unless she had plastic surgery, Cheng Ziyao and Yan Luan are simply incomparable!]
[Exactly! Those who said Yan Luan stole Cheng Ziyao's place this afternoon are shameless!]
Some people really need to buy a pair of glasses.
"This picture was added by President Wen at Chengcheng's request, and the effect is surprisingly good." As they walked out of the building, Xie Nianyu followed Yan Luan behind, while the three Wen brothers chatted in front.
Yan Luan subconsciously felt close to Xie Nianyu, perhaps because he felt that Xie Nianyu was close to his world and that the two had a lot in common.
Yan Luan took out her phone and looked at Weibo again, and the comments below made her realize why Brother Cheng did this.
His eyes were filled with undisguised emotion.
"Chengcheng is a rather peculiar person. He can completely ignore what others say about him, but he can't stand it when others talk about you." Xie Nianyu was indirectly praising Wen Cheng.
Yan Luan's eyes revealed tenderness, "Brother Cheng, he's a very good person."
Xie Nianyu nodded noncommittally, but before she could say anything else, a Bugatti Veyron pulled up in front of them. Yao Xingwei got out of the car, wearing a dark leather jacket, and stood in front of them looking somewhat tired.
Just then, the Wen family's driver arrived.
Wen Cheng nervously tried to go over, but Wen Qi gently pulled her back.
Yao Xingwei was quite conscious of greeting Wen Qi, and then greeted Wen Cheng and Wen Yunyi.
"This promotional video is fantastic! Congratulations, Xiao Yi, you've achieved your dream through your own hard work!"
Wen Yunyi had rarely seen Yao Xingwei so serious, and for a moment he forgot how to respond.
After Yao Xingwei finished speaking, he looked at Wen Cheng and said, "I didn't expect you to be the first one to succeed in our lazy duo, Chengcheng. You were amazing in the promotional video!" Yao Xingwei gave a thumbs up as he spoke.
Wen Cheng lowered his head shyly; he too had once been a glorious but ultimately unsuccessful person!
"Chengcheng, I want to talk to Yan Luan for a bit, I..." Yao Xingwei glanced at Yan Luan out of the corner of her eye, but felt a little embarrassed to say it in front of so many people.
Yan Luan's face remained calm, showing no sign of resistance, but her beautiful eyes unconsciously glanced at Wen Cheng.
Wen Cheng frowned, knowing that praising him was never a good thing!
"Go ahead, we'll wait for you in the car." Wen Qi made the decision for Wen Cheng. He wasn't saying this to Yao Xingwei, but to Yan Luan.
Xie Nianyu left first in her own car, and her two younger brothers were carried into the car by their older brother like little chicks, not hearing a word of gossip!
Yao Xingwei chose a bench not far away and sat down with Yan Luan.
This was Yao Xingwei's first real time alone with Yan Luan. If this had happened a few months ago, he would have thought it was unbelievable that he would go to such lengths for an eighteen-year-old boy.
"Um, are you still working on escape room projects?" Yao Xingwei asked.
"Um."
"Have you started any new themes?" Yao Xingwei asked again.
Why did he suddenly appear and ask me to talk about this?
Yan Luan gave Yao Xingwei a strange look, but still answered very politely, "Yes, we recently renovated a new secret room, which will open next Friday."
"Oh, I guess I won't have time to come over." Yao Xingwei really wanted to see Yan Luan, but he was afraid of scaring him, so he could only stare at the tips of his shoes with a wry smile on his lips.
Author's Note:
Good night~
Chapter 107 Farewell
Yan Luan was also taken aback for a moment by this, "Where do you want me to go?"
After saying this, Yan Luan suddenly realized that she might have overstepped her bounds, and that their relationship wasn't that good.
"I'm sorry, I asked the wrong question."
However, Yao Xingwei raised his head with some joy. Although Yan Luan's gaze towards him was as distant as ever, it didn't matter. At least now Yan Luan would ask him what he was doing!
"I'm okay. I came here to talk to you about this. I'm twenty-four years old this year. I've talked to my dad a lot these days, and I've finally decided to study abroad."
Yao Xingwei had never been so serious before; he subconsciously touched the back of his head as he said this.
But this didn't stop Yan Luan from looking at him with a moment of surprise.
More accurately, it was astonishment; was the sun rising in the west?
A sturdy human face was pasted onto the tempered glass car window, as if the entire face was stuck to the glass. The slightly chubby face was squeezed together, the expression was serious, and the furrowed brows were very different from the overall tone of the face, but this did not affect Wen Cheng's cold heart at all!
Wen Yunyi took an elegant sip of fruit wine and then browsed the company's official Weibo account. Even though the two had reconciled, it didn't change his desire to complain about Wen Cheng.
"Is it really that nice outside? Why don't we just smash the glass so you can see it even better?"
It was Wen Qi who said this.
“I think each of them probably needs us to open a door for them.”
Wen Yunyi continued to add bricks and tiles to the foundation laid by his brother.
Wen Cheng looked at them with particular disappointment, "Don't you two feel like the kids you raised with such care have been snatched away by some brat?"
"Don't talk nonsense! She's only twenty-four, where would she get an eighteen-year-old son from!" Wen Yunyi retorted, glaring at her. A delicate little green tea wouldn't be allowed to be slandered like this!
Wen Cheng looked at Wen Qi, her boyfriend, with a hopeful gaze.
Her boyfriend gave him a cold look, then very rudely dragged him back and forced him to sit obediently on the sofa in the RV, ordering, "Sit still!"
Faced with his two brothers' inability to understand their father's feelings, Wen Cheng was deeply hurt. He gripped the car door handle with his little finger, expressing his frustration, resentment, and anger.
"These are fried sweet potato fries that the driver just bought, coated with plum powder," Wen Qi handed over.
Some of the still-steaming packaging bags were placed by Wen Qi on the small table in front of Wen Cheng. They were slightly steaming, and the unique aroma of sweet potatoes filled the entire workshop. Wen Cheng couldn't help but drool.
Wen Cheng's eyes lit up instantly, and she withdrew her little finger without hesitation.
Wen Yunyi's inner thoughts: Hehe, what a touching "father-son relationship".
Yan Luan, who was outside, had no idea what kind of sweet potato tragedy had happened inside; his attention was entirely focused on Yao Xingwei's plans to study abroad.
"Then, I wish you success in your studies in advance?" Yan Luan didn't know what to say. He hadn't even graduated from high school and felt very unfamiliar with studying abroad.
But did Yao Xingwei really want a simple "may he achieve academic success"? Well, being blessed by Yan Luan is a very happy thing in itself.
but,
"Thank you. I just feel that people like me need to go back to study. You're only eighteen, so it's okay, it's okay," Yao Xingwei said, but then he didn't know how to continue. He had rehearsed his thoughts several times before he came, but now he was questioning his own position halfway through his speech!
How could a mediocre student like him be qualified to advise others on studying? No matter what, Wen Cheng, who graduated from a top university, has more say than him. He just coasted through his university years at a private university and has no idea how to describe to Yan Luan how meaningful going to university is.
"What do you want to say?" Yan Luan disliked those roundabout ways, and looked at this friend of his older brother, who was six years older than him, with the frankness and directness of a young man.
Yao Xingwei tensed up. Damn it, he was about to leave, and he couldn't leave the last impression of being a coward in front of the person he liked! Let them curse him, it's better to meddle than to have a nobody like him in Bengbu!
"What I want to say is that you are still young. Don't give up the opportunity to see further and higher because of some things. University is a great vehicle. It can let you know more about the world and knowledge! Well, I'm also planning to go to university to further my studies. Well, I just wanted to tell you this!" Yao Xingwei said in one breath, and then he started to get nervous again.
But after saying that, he felt relieved, and the regret in his heart lessened considerably. Chengcheng was right at the beginning. Even if he didn't have the chance to be with Yan Luan in the future, he wanted to become a better person.
Yan Luan raised her head, first glancing at the RV parked not far away, then looking at Yao Xingwei, a struggle flashing in her eyes, "Is this Cheng-ge's idea?"
“Yes, but that’s what I thought too, so I told you on my own,” Yao Xingwei said earnestly, looking at Yan Luan.
The boy's features still retained their sharp angles, along with his coldness and resistance towards the world. He did indeed crave a better environment and new knowledge—knowledge that couldn't be acquired through struggling in society. He was still young, and there was a better option for him.
Yan Luan looked at the bustling city streets, the neon lights of the buildings right in front of him, and the incessant noise in his ears. After his parents died, it was Brother Cheng who gave him hope for life and saved him from dire straits. To be honest, his thoughts were still very simple: to fight for Brother Cheng, after all, his life was given to him by Brother Cheng.
Otherwise, he and his sister would be living in dire straits right now. To this day, Yao Xingwei is the first person to tell him face to face not to give up on himself and not to give up on his own potential.
The 30 million has been received, and his life has already surpassed that of many people. Now, someone is telling him that they hope he can go to university. His parents had the same wish when they were alive. Their idea was that only by going to university could he earn more money than others and not be so tired. Yao Xingwei's idea is to let him see and understand a wider world.
These words deeply moved him.
Now, he has no reason not to consider this matter.
"Thank you for taking care of me these past few days. I will consider this matter," Yan Luan said earnestly to Yao Xingwei.
The anxiety and tension in Yao Xingwei's eyes disappeared considerably, replaced by relaxation and barely concealed shyness. "I... I'm just saying this from the bottom of my heart. Consider it advice from someone who's been through it. Prepare well this year, and you can take the college entrance exam next year."
“My grades aren’t good, next year,” Yan Luan admitted frankly. When his parents were alive, they were always worried about his studies, but when he was in school, all he could think about was the outside world. Like most boys with below-average grades, he always paid more attention to physical education classes than to academic subjects that were related to the college entrance examination.
"Oh, what's the big deal? If things don't work out next year, just apply to a university abroad. Maybe you can even become my junior. Anyway, you're learning wherever you are," Yao Xingwei said succinctly.
Now, all Yan Luan needs to consider is what she likes and finding a good teacher and learning environment for it; she doesn't need to worry about employment at all.
Yan Luan had previously felt that he and Yao Xingwei were not compatible at all. Although he often visited the secret room where he worked, he didn't know what to say to Yao Xingwei. He would just bring him a free cup of coffee out of respect for Cheng Ge's friendship, and that was all. He had never talked so much as he did tonight.
By the time the conversation ended, forty minutes had passed. Yan Luan originally wanted Wen Cheng to leave first, but Cheng-ge sent him a message saying that they were having dinner in the car and would wait for him to leave together later, so Yan Luan agreed.
Yao Xingwei formally exchanged all his contact information with Yan Luan, and said that he would often share interesting things about university life with him after he went away to study, so that Yan Luan could use it as motivation to encourage himself.
When they finished talking, Yan Luan asked Yao Xingwei if he wanted to go to the car with him to talk to Wen Cheng, since the two were good friends. However, Yao Xingwei declined.
"I'll message him. You should go back early. I really don't want to go through this emotional ordeal twice. Please thank Chengcheng and Brother Qi for me. Without them, I wouldn't have been able to make that decision." Yao Xingwei seemed to have matured considerably as he spoke.
Yan Luan watched Yao Xingwei's receding figure, watching him open the car door and slowly drive away. Suddenly, she felt a pang of reluctance. Sometimes you don't realize how good someone is when they're around, but once they're gone, you feel an emptiness inside.
The black night was lit up by countless neon lights, and Yao Xingwei's Bugatti Veyron taillights were just one of them. No matter how closely the eyes followed at the beginning, the taillights eventually merged with the vast expanse of lights, leading to a world unknown to Yan Luan.
Yan Luan suddenly felt a sense of dissatisfaction with the unknown and a desire to pursue it.
In that instant.
At the tail end of autumn, amidst the astonishment and suspicion of most people in the industry, Yao Xingwei left the embrace of his motherland and crossed the ocean to a distant country to begin his study abroad journey.
Before leaving, I sent Wen Cheng a final text message: Chengzi, I'm leaving. I was quite angry at your brother for telling my dad about me, but after arguing with my dad these past few days, I've come to understand some things. Please thank Brother Qi for me. Chengcheng, thank you too. Don't always think of yourself as a lazy bum who just wants to coast through life. In my heart, you're already the best bum. I've gained so much from being your friend for the past six months!
Because the text message was so emotional, like going to war, Wen Cheng stayed in Wen Qi's arms for a while, feeling depressed. Although he seemed carefree on the surface, he couldn't stand separations, especially since Yao Xingwei left in such a hurry this time, without even having a farewell dinner.
Five minutes later, Yao Xingwei sent another message: "Ahem, Yan Luan agreed to repeat a year, right? Well, good brother, keep an eye on him for me. If any foolish brat tries to seduce Yan Luan, you know what will happen. My happiness depends on you!"
The river of Wen Cheng's sorrow dried up instantly.
However, Yao Xingwei's worries were unnecessary. Yan Luan, who was repeating his senior year, studied with the same dedication he had for a job. Although the school offered boarding options, he chose to commute this semester for his younger sister's sake. Since he didn't have a driver's license, he bought a small electric scooter to get to and from school every day. Fortunately, the school he was repeating wasn't far from the villa, and Wen Cheng would go and pick him up whenever she had time.
If there's one inconvenience, it's that Yan Luan became incredibly popular after starring in YUN's promotional video. While the senior high school students, busy with the college entrance exam, might be a little more restrained, the junior and sophomore girls don't know the meaning of restraint. They casually pass by Yan Luan every day, boldly trying to strike up a conversation after class, and every day when they arrive at school, there are always several dozen love letters in their desks.
What to do if you have a younger brother who is too handsome?