[Chu Xinghui: @Universal Entertainment We'll walk the road ahead together.]
Putting his phone away, Chu Xinghui looked up.
"Can we go now? Take me home."
"Of course."
[Gu Kai: Huihui! Brother Hui! You signed with Universal Entertainment!?]
[Gu Kai: Is this for real!]
Gu Kai's messages kept pouring in, making Chu Xinghui's phone buzz nonstop.
Pei Hanmo looked down at the phone beside Chu Xinghui and asked,
"Aren't you going to reply?"
He knew it was probably that young manager messaging him.
Ideally, he would call, so Pei Hanmo could make some noise beside Chu Xinghui and let him know who Chu Xinghui belonged to.
But to his disappointment, Chu Xinghui merely picked up his phone to reply.
[Chu Xinghui: Yes. You're signing with Universal Entertainment too. It's in my contract.]
[Gu Kai: Seriously? Boohoo, Brother Hui, Ex-Husband Bro is so good to you. When you get here, I'm definitely going to kowtow to him.]
That really won't be necessary.
Chu Xinghui put down his phone and looked up into Pei Hanmo's smiling eyes, puzzled.
"What?"
Ever since they finished signing the contract, Pei Hanmo had been looking at him with that insufferable grin.
No wonder they hung around together. Gu Chupei's smile was just as insufferable as his.
Neither of the two up front spoke. Gu Chupei couldn't be bothered, lest he disturb Pei Hanmo and get saddled with more pointless work.
Lan Xiangxian, meanwhile, felt awkward.
"Why aren't either of you talking?"
The atmosphere grew extremely awkward.
Chu Xinghui leaned forward and poked Lan Xiangxian's arm.
"Want to chat?"
Right now, he didn't want to talk to Pei Hanmo, who kept pushing his luck.
"Uh..."
Lan Xiangxian lowered his head in thought, looking puzzled. He had no idea what Chu Xinghui wanted to hear from him, so he casually recited a line from a Mary Sue story.
"It's been so long since I've seen the CEO smile like... this?"
"Hahahahahahaha!"
Gu Chupei rocked back and forth with laughter, reaching over to ruffle Lan Xiangxian's hair.
Chu Xinghui drew his head back.
We don't have to chat like that.
"You don't have anything else scheduled after this?"
Pei Hanmo frowned at the information Chu Xinghui's agency had sent over.
Were they trying to freeze him out?
The variety show was the only thing on his schedule.
Chu Xinghui was so famous now that someone was bound to want to ride his wave of popularity.
There was no way nobody would reach out.
"Now you need to decide on a direction for yourself. Actor or singer?"
Chu Xinghui chose acting without a second thought.
What had happened a couple of days ago clearly showed that his symptoms hadn't fully subsided.
There was no way he could sing onstage.
Pei Hanmo set his laptop on his lap and typed.
"All right. I happen to have a few scripts, all web dramas. With your current abilities, you can't handle a good script.
"So you'll need to build up your following with some web dramas. What do you think?"
"Okay."
What Pei Hanmo said was basically what Chu Xinghui had been thinking, so he had no objections.
"I'll send the three scripts I have to your manager. The two of you can discuss which production to join.
"Also, remember to keep your schedule clear. The variety show starts filming its second episode next month."
When it came to work, Pei Hanmo was exceptionally serious.
"Huihui, you're finally back!"
Gu Kai was crouching outside Chu Xinghui's door, waiting for him to come home.
"What's wrong?"
Was Gu Kai so excited after receiving the web drama scripts that he wanted to discuss them right away?
Once Chu Xinghui opened the door, Gu Kai darted inside and shoved what he was holding into his hands.
"This is Gong Wenxuan's handwritten apology letter. It was delivered when I went to the agency to pack up our things.
"And these are the three scripts Ex-Husband Bro sent. Take a look and see which one you want."
Chu Xinghui's former agency was now full of regret and wished it could put him on a pedestal.
Although Gong Wenxuan had posted an apology on Weibo, few people had read it, and Chu Xinghui had missed his mention amid all the congratulations.
Wen Liangtian was the only person with any fame left at the agency.
But Wen Liangtian didn't seem particularly interested in staying there either.
Without even opening the apology letter, Chu Xinghui tossed it onto the table and picked up the three scripts.
With Chu Xinghui's current standing, he certainly wouldn't be playing the male lead, or even the second male lead.
The first script offered the role of a teacher in a school romance drama.
The second offered the role of an assassin in a costume drama who died after three or four episodes.
As for the third, which was also Gu Kai's favorite, the role was a small-time thug in a contemporary romance web drama.
The character had a roguishly handsome image.
He liked the female lead but wouldn't force himself on her. He had quite a few scenes, and in the end, he lost his life helping the male lead rescue her.
He was neither a good person nor a bad one.
"This script is fairly difficult for you, but I think you can do it."
With a pen between his lips, Gu Kai analyzed it for Chu Xinghui.
"We'd be taking a gamble, Brother Hui. As long as your acting isn't as awkward as before, and you look a little more handsome, the contrast in this character will come through.
"Aren't characters like this all the rage now?"
He clapped his hands together with a smack, convinced that his analysis was perfectly sound.
"What do you think, Brother Hui? I think this one works."
Chu Xinghui thought it was pretty good too. He checked the schedule and saw that it wouldn't clash with the variety show, then nodded.
"Let's go with this one."
After discussing the scripts, he picked up the envelope on the table, intending to throw it into the nearby trash can.
He shook it, and the weight inside kept shifting from side to side.
Was there something inside?
He opened the envelope to see what was in it.
Several razor blades gleamed inside, sharp enough to cut Chu Xinghui's hand with the slightest careless movement.
"What is this!"
Standing right behind Chu Xinghui, Gu Kai saw the blades inside the envelope and immediately took it away.
"Why are there razor blades in the letter!"
He immediately took out his phone and snapped a picture, intending to call it out online.
Chu Xinghui stopped him and shook his head.
"Do you have proof that Gong Wenxuan gave you this?"
If he wasn't mistaken, the words inside the envelope might not have been handwritten by Gong Wenxuan at all. They might have been printed.
He had only just signed with the agency. He couldn't stir up an incident involving damage to someone's reputation. It would be better to wait quietly and see what else Gong Wenxuan might do.
Gu Kai thought for a moment, lowered the envelope in his hand, and tossed it into the trash.
"All right. I'll go report to the agency and sort out the handover. Get some rest at home, Huihui."
Chu Xinghui nodded, planning to take a shower first.
Gu Kai closed the door and immediately opened the work WeChat account he used to contact Pei Hanmo.
[Gu Kai: Boss, this is the apology letter Gong Wenxuan sent over. There were razor blades inside. They nearly cut Huihui's hand just now!]
After a moment's thought, he changed "Huihui" to "Brother Hui" and sent it along with the picture.
Pei Hanmo had told him to report everything that happened around Chu Xinghui.
[Huihui's Ex-Husband Bro: Okay.]
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