"What's wrong? You look so pale?" Xie Jianyuan asked, looking at Xu Chun with some concern.
Before Xu Chun could speak, a commotion arose from the crowd, and Gu Yiluo and Gu Zi appeared before them.
Gu Yiluo waved to everyone with a smile, but when his gaze fell on Xu Chun, he paused slightly before giving him a big smile.
Gu Zi also saw Xu Chun. The moment their eyes met, his expression softened noticeably, and a hint of tenderness inadvertently appeared in his eyes.
Xie Jianyuan looked over and saw it was Gu Zi again. He frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Did you just meet with Gu Zi?"
Xu Chun was slightly taken aback, but she didn't intend to hide anything from him, so she nodded.
Xie Jianyuan's eyes darkened, but the smile on his lips grew wider and wider.
"What did you say?"
Xu Chun's mind was in turmoil. She glanced around and realized that there were too many people and too much chatter, so she said, "I'll tell you when we get back."
Xie Jianyuan's expression remained unreadable as he nodded, then looked at Gu Zi in the center of the room, his eyes dark and unfocused, lost in thought.
The banquet was always the same old thing, and to be honest, Xu Chun hated attending these kinds of occasions, but this time Gu Zi had taken the initiative to invite her, so she couldn't refuse him.
More than two hours later, as night deepened, the banquet finally came to an end. Xu Chun and Xie Jianyuan took a car back to the hotel together. Xu Chun remained silent the whole way, preoccupied with her thoughts and unable to calm down. She also failed to notice Xie Jianyuan beside her.
Back at the hotel, Xu Chun opened the door and went inside, while Xie Jianyuan closed the door, his features hidden in the shadows.
"What's wrong?"
Xu Chun saw Xie Jianyuan suddenly reach out and embrace her, gently kissing and caressing her neck. She tried to break free and asked in confusion.
"Jealous." Xie Jianyuan said this without blushing or panting, his expression unchanged, uttering the sentence calmly. His bluntness only made people feel more amused and exasperated.
Xu Chun looked at him in surprise, because in her memory she hadn't done anything.
As if knowing Xu Chun was confused, Xie Jianyuan kindly explained to him, though his tone sounded somewhat aggrieved as he muttered, "You keep staring at that guy surnamed Gu."
Moreover, he disliked the way that guy surnamed Gu looked at Xu Chun; it was the kind of look one gives to someone special.
Xu Chun jokingly said helplessly, "You're both in your twenties, can't you be a little more mature?"
He was just joking when he said that, because no matter who saw the two of them, they would assume that Xie Jianyuan was the older one. He always took good care of Xu Chun and was very composed in dealing with people, but he was very petty in this kind of thing.
"Don't think about those messy things." Xu Chun reached out and hugged him, patting his back soothingly. For some reason, she had the feeling of stroking the fur of a large animal.
Xie Jianyuan was much taller than him, so he had to stand on tiptoe slightly, which made the scene look somewhat comical.
Where Xie Jianyuan couldn't see, he narrowed his eyes in satisfaction, a sly smile spreading across his lips.
Chapter 99 Scene
The filming was in full swing the next day. Xu Chun was preparing for her scene when she heard a commotion not far away. Looking up, she saw Gu Zi walking over, surrounded by the director.
The director of the production team usually makes low-budget web series, so it's rare to see an investor of Gu Zi's caliber. When Gu Zi came to the set to inspect the filming, the director kept bowing and scraping to him, almost to the point of giving him a shoulder massage.
The other actors in the crew also stopped what they were doing and looked curiously at his slowly approaching figure.
"Is that President Gu?"
"Wow, so handsome! He's much younger than I imagined." Several young actresses giggled and shoved each other, looking eager to try their luck.
"There's a real gem in the crew, but you guys insist on going to such lengths." A female celebrity who looked more senior than them rolled her eyes and muttered to herself.
"You mean..." one of them said, looking towards Xie Jianyuan in the filming studio.
Are those rumors about the background true?
"You guys are so naive, but you've got no chance." The actress sighed dramatically. "He's not interested in people like you."
Or rather, she had never seen him show any interest in women. When she first arrived, she deliberately tripped and fell in front of him, but Xie Jianyuan walked past her as if he hadn't noticed. Later, she realized Xie Jianyuan whether in front of the camera or in private, Xie Jianyuan was always on high alert towards people who had ulterior motives towards him. If she wasn't certain that Xie Jianyuan didn't have a girlfriend, she would have suspected that Xie Jianyuan was already in a relationship.
Gu Zi walked straight over, and when he passed Xu Chun, he paused, a moment of hesitation on his face, as if considering what to say. After a few seconds of silence, he asked Xu Chun in a serious tone, "How's work?"
Xu Chun paused, listening to his slightly stiff tone. It seemed that he rarely took the initiative to care about or ask about people. After thinking for a long time, he could only come up with this sentence. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile, and his tense spirit relaxed.
He nodded, then asked, "Is President Gu here for an inspection?"
Xu Chun ultimately chose to call him President Gu. Although she had almost processed the shocking news, she still couldn't bring herself to call him brother.
Gu Zi was taken aback. He looked around and realized that he rarely condescended to come to the film set.
"Well, I'll just take a look, and I also need to discuss something with your director."
Xu Chun was slightly surprised. Shouldn't she have gone to discuss something with the director and then casually come to check things out?
"Brother Chun, we're about to film our scenes."
Xie Jianyuan walked over with his script. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, and his features were handsome and deep-set. His eyes were like cold stars, making it impossible to look away.