CH 45.2

Surprised, Su Chengyang looked over and saw Lin Yu standing not far behind her, watching the two of them intently.

“Are you my sister’s manager?” Du Senyu happily asked. “There are classmates in our class who like you. Can I take a photo with you?”

Lin Yu walked over to Su Chengyang and the two of them, lowered his gaze slightly, and smiled. “We can take a group photo.”

“That’s great.”

Du Senyu put down the cardboard box and took out his phone to step back and take pictures of them.

Lin Yu stood beside Su Chengyang. Su Chengyang looked in the direction of the camera and smiled. Although most of her face was covered by a mask, her smiling eyes were like twinkling stars.

“Thank you!” Du Senyu happily ran up to the two of them with his phone.

Lin Yu nodded towards the other person and said, “Thank you for supporting Chengyang. Please continue to support her in the future.”

“We will!”

Du Senyu had classes in the evening, so he didn’t stay for too long and bid farewell to the two of them before returning to school.

After he left, Lin Yu bent down and picked up the cardboard box from the ground. He glanced inside and saw a thick layer of snack packaging on top, as well as various colored envelopes. He couldn’t see what was at the bottom.

“Brother Lin, why did you come over?” Su Chengyang asked.

“I wasn’t at ease.”

Su Chengyang muttered softly, “I’m not a child, you know.”

“It’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s that I don’t trust him. He doesn’t seem like a kid anymore.”

Su Chengyang was taken aback and didn’t quite understand what he meant.

Lin Yu had no intention of giving her a chance to carefully consider. He glanced at the packed cardboard box and asked, “What did you borrow from him?”

Before Su Chengyang could answer, Lin Yu asked the same question as Han Songxue, “Why didn’t you come to me?”

Su Chengyang: “…”

She realized that after the recent experience, Lin Yu had become more confident. When he used to say such things, he would also bring Xiao Lu along.

Su Chengyang said, “After my contract expires next year, I want to review for a year and take the college entrance examination.”

After saying that, Su Chengyang felt a bit anxious. She was afraid that mentioning the end of the contract would make Lin Yu unhappy, so she added, “I don’t have to end the contract. I can work and review at the same time.”

Because Xiao Lu had said before that if they terminated the contract, even if they considered each other as friends, their feelings for each other would gradually fade due to time constraints.

Su Chengyang thought that if Lin Yu was willing, she would definitely work hard to catch up with him, to stay by his side, even if she couldn’t achieve much in her lifetime.

After hearing her words, Lin Yu had no immediate reaction. After a few seconds, he finally said, “Let’s terminate the contract. I didn’t intend for you to be my employee forever.”

Su Chengyang’s heart trembled. She bit her lip and subconsciously wanted to ask, “Then what do you want me to be?” But the courage Su Chengyang had mustered to approach Lin Yu in the theater earlier and express her emotions in such an intimate way had already been exhausted.

Lin Yu’s response gave her a glimmer of hope. Perhaps it was because of timidity that the more hope she held onto, the less she dared to reveal it herself. She was afraid that everything was just her own imagination.

Lin Yu also didn’t plan to burst her bubble here. He believed that this wasn’t the right place to confess his feelings. At least for today, he should let Su Chengyang focus on her friends.

The reason for speaking these ambiguous words also had a certain selfish motive. He hoped that she would at least leave a tiny bit of attention for him.

With these thoughts in mind, Lin Yu felt that he was quite selfish.

Lin Yu said, “I support you in terminating the contract, but during this period before termination, you can still work and study part-time. If you have any questions or don’t understand anything, you can come to me anytime. I’m always available for you.”

Su Chengyang looked up at him, her heart pounding.

“But during this time, I’ll confiscate these snacks first. You still need to work, and managing your figure is necessary, understand?”

Su Chengyang: “…”

Suddenly, she felt that Lin Yu’s words were a bit of a damper.

Su Chengyang lowered her head and muttered, “Understood.”

It was just about managing her figure. Su Chengyang didn’t think it was a big deal.

Lin Yu smiled and said, “However, there will still be occasional rewards.”

Su Chengyang raised her head and asked eagerly, “Under what circumstances can I receive a reward?”

Lin Yu appeared to be contemplating and after a moment, he said, “When you’re obedient.”

“I have always been obedient,” Su Chengyang said discontentedly.

“I mean, obediently letting me hold you,” Lin Yu clarified.

Su Chengyang was taken aback, and a blush gradually spread across her face. “You…” Scoundrel.

She muttered, unable to bring herself to say the rest of her sentence.

When Su Chengyang saw Lin Yu’s amused expression, she realized that he was teasing herself.

At the same time, Su Chengyang was also keenly aware that she was being flirted with and her heart was moved.

On the way to the parking lot, Su Chengyang ignored Lin Yu. In the end, she was appeased with a bag of shrimp crisps.

They put the cardboard box in Lin Yu’s car before going to find the others.

When they reached the back door, Song Mingan hadn’t come out yet, and the others were clamoring for food. They saw Su Chengyang holding the unfinished shrimp crisps, and a dozen or so people quickly finished them off.

Su Chengyang sighed. If only she had taken a couple more bags; it seemed like everyone was hungry.

Lin Yu felt that Su Chengyang hadn’t eaten enough, so he took advantage of everyone’s inattention and secretly slipped a pack of biscuits into her hand.

Su Chengyang looked at it in surprise, curious about how Lin Yu had so many little things on him.

Lin Yu said, “I prepared them earlier.”

Su Chengyang remembered that before they set off, he did mention that he had prepared some food for her to eat when she got hungry.

Han Songxue tiptoed to take a look inside, muttering about why Song Mingan hadn’t come out yet. She was starving and then turned around to see Su Chengyang holding the biscuits in her hands, eating them like a hamster.

“Su Chengyang! How dare you secretly eat snacks!” Han Songxue quickly approached Su Chengyang, taking two or three steps. “Give me a piece, I’m starving.”

Lin Yu only bought a small pack, probably afraid that Su Chengyang would eat too much. There were only four small pieces inside, and she took one and fed it to Han Songxue.

“Are there any more? Where did you get them from?”

Su Chengyang showed no loyalty and said, “Manager Lin gave them to me.”

Han Songxue looked at Lin Yu expectantly.

Seeing that everyone was indeed hungry, Lin Yu reluctantly shared all the different flavored biscuits from the right pocket. Everyone gathered around Lin Yu, like kindergarten children waiting for the teacher to distribute snacks.

Everyone took all the biscuits but didn’t get a single piece of chocolate.

Su Chengyang is the most beloved child among all the kids. After everyone dispersed, Teacher Lin secretly slipped a round chocolate into her palm.

Su Chengyang opened the packaging and was about to put it in her mouth when she heard Lin Yu whispering in her ear, “Chocolate has high calories. Tomorrow morning, exercise at home with Xiao Lu and come to the office in the afternoon.”

Su Chengyang: “…”

Teacher Lin, don’t you know how to kill the mood? Can’t we discuss work matters later in the evening?

In the end, Su Chengyang still ate the high calories chocolate.

After waiting for nearly half an hour, Song Mingan finally came out, wearing his own clothes.

“Can’t you be quicker? We’re all starving,” Han Songxue complained, “Why are you acting like a little girl?”

Today’s performance was very successful, and Song Mingan was in a good mood. He glanced at Han Songxue and said, “Can you wipe off the crumbs from your mouth first before talking about being hungry?”

But at this time, everyone must be hungry. Song Mingan said, “I have reserved a restaurant nearby, just a five-minute walk away. And we have also booked a karaoke for tonight, so no one should drive.”

“What are we having for dinner?”

“Steak.”

“Hurry up, the popular actress is about to starve on the street.”

“Popular actress? Aren’t you embarrassed?”

“Why can’t I be a future popular actress?”

The group of people walked towards the restaurant as if they were ordinary people, chatting and laughing, not caring if they would be photographed by paparazzi.

Su Chengyang and Lin Yu walked at the back of the crowd, looking at the lively group ahead, a hint of amusement in their eyes.

Lin Yu said, “It’s not easy to make friends in the entertainment industry.”

Su Chengyang nodded firmly, “You’re right.”

“Oh, Brother Lin, it looks like they’re going to drink tonight. Can you join them? Or should I help you fend off for a while?”

Lin Yu laughed upon hearing that, “Let a lady fend off for me?”

“But you’ll have to drive later.”

“It’s okay, let Luo Yin come and pick me up later. She’s your assistant, and it’s her responsibility.”

Su Chengyang shook her head and said, “Isn’t she going to a gathering with her comrades? They will probably drink too.”

Lin Yu fell silent for a moment and said, “No, she should be at home now.”

“Huh?” Su Chengyang looked at him with confusion.

Lin Yu remained silent for a moment, unsure whether he should speak or not. He didn’t know if Chengyang would think poorly of him after knowing the truth. After struggling for a while, he decided to be honest.

“The opportunity to accompany you to watch the play today was obtained by lending my car to her.”

Su Chengyang looked puzzled, “What do you mean?”

“She drove my car, and I accompanied you to watch the play.”

Su Chengyang’s pupils dilated, “You…”

Walking to the side of the road, Lin Yu reached out and pulled Su Chengyang back, who was about to step down the stairs.

“What about me?” Lin Yu blinked.

Su Chengyang covered her mouth and came to a conclusion, “You enjoy watching plays?”

Lin Yu: “…”

Lin Yu closed his mouth and didn’t say anything more.

He had given chocolates, held hands, and even offered biscuits. But in Su Chengyang’s eyes, it seemed like none of it mattered?

Su Chengyang saw that he was a bit unhappy, and her heart suddenly became uneasy. But she didn’t dare to guess the other reasons, afraid of guessing wrong and never being able to go back.

Ultimately, Su Chengyang lacked courage.

Seeing her uneasy appearance, Lin Yu couldn’t bear it.

In his heart, he said to himself 一 Forget it, there’s still plenty of time in the future, no need to rush.

“Just consider it as me enjoying watching a play. The light is green, let’s go.”

Lin Yu patted the brim of her hat and held her arm as they walked a few steps forward. He let go only after Su Chengyang came to her senses.

Before long, the group arrived at the restaurant. Song Mingan gave the name, and the waiter led them to a VIP private room on the third floor.

Because everyone was famished, they unanimously decided to eat first and then drink at the KTV.

Su Chengyang didn’t have much patience for cutting the steak, even if her crush was sitting beside her. She didn’t care about her image at all; she focused on eating her own food and paid no attention to anything else.

This was a skill she had developed since childhood. Even in the harshest environments, she could fill her stomach on her own.

Lin Yu sat next to her and calmly cut the steak into small pieces. The steak portion was not large, and there were other dishes on the table. After cutting his own steak on the plate, he patted Su Chengyang’s shoulder and placed his plate in front of her. He took half of her plate, leaving the other half of the uncut steak in front of himself.

“Brother Lin…”

“Eat.” Lin Yu’s words were concise and to the point. There might still be some lingering anger as he didn’t even look at Su Chengyang and cut the half steak.

Lin Yu’s fingers were very attractive, with distinct joints. His actions of cutting the steak were pleasing to the eye.

Su Chengyang obediently nodded, then picked up the chopsticks beside him and picked some fish meat that she thought was delicious and put it in his bowl, offering it like a treasure. “You should eat too. You didn’t eat much this afternoon.”

Lin Yu’s expression softened slightly. Then, in front of Su Chengyang, he put a small piece of the unfinished half steak into his mouth and chewed slowly.

Su Chengyang froze, her face immediately turning red. She lowered her head to hide it, afraid of being noticed.

After swallowing the food in his mouth, Lin Yu seemed indifferent. “If you blush so easily, what are you going to do when you’re in a relationship in the future?”

Su Chengyang: “…”

Although Lin Yu clearly said “being in a relationship” and not “being in a relationship with him,” Su Chengyang felt her cheeks getting even hotter, and she even wanted to cover Lin Yu’s mouth to stop him from continuing.

Why didn’t she notice before that Lin Yu also had such a mischievous side!

Indeed, just as Xiao Lu had said, he was a cunning person.

Han Songxue and Jiang Shanqi sat across from each other. When Lin Yu placed the sliced steak in front of Su Chengyang, both of them sat there with empty stomachs, staring at Su Chengyang without blinking.

After witnessing their series of interactions, both of them involuntarily swallowed their saliva and looked at each other.

“Well…”

Han Songxue: “I said there’s nothing between them, do you believe me?”

Jiang Shanqi decisively shook her head.

After exchanging glances, the two of them looked back at Su Chengyang across from them.

Su Chengyang’s ears turned red, she lowered her head and took small bites of the sliced steak on her plate. Lin Yu raised his eyes slowly and looked at them without any surprise. He didn’t show any intention of hiding or covering up. Instead, he openly smiled at them.

Both of them: “…”

It seems like he has everything under control!

In the end, they finished their meal peacefully and relocated to the KTV across the street.

Su Chengyang wasn’t very familiar with music, and the others didn’t make things difficult for her. As they entered the private room, Su Chengyang wanted to find a corner with no one and curl up like before. But as soon as she took a half step towards the corner, her right hand was held by someone. She turned around and saw that it was Lin Yu.

Lin Yu didn’t look at her; he was chatting with Song Mingan and the others. Su Chengyang voluntarily followed him and ended up sitting together on the middle sofa.

They ordered some drinks. The guys drank on one side while the girls were given beverages and sang karaoke on the side.

“Chengyang, would you like to have a few drinks too?”

Su Chengyang shook her head, “I don’t drink.”

Then she glanced at Lin Yu.

The latter smiled and said, “She’s keeping me company.”

Song Mingan and the others looked at each other, not sure if they had noticed something.

Perhaps they did, because after that, one by one, they crazily poured drinks for Lin Yu. Within less than ten minutes of entering the private room, Lin Yu had already downed at least three glasses of beer.

Drinking didn’t affect him much, and he wasn’t talkative either. As long as someone poured, he drank. Su Chengyang sat beside him, watching him drink one glass after another, feeling a bit anxious. She took out her phone, wanting to ask Xiao Lu if she could come over. Just as she opened her phone, Lin Yu placed his hand over her screen, not allowing her to look.

Su Chengyang raised her head blankly. Lin Yu was talking quietly with Qi Fu, not even glancing in her direction. She didn’t know how he noticed.

“Brother Lin, should you stop drinking?” Su Chengyang tugged at his sleeve and whispered.

Lin Yu turned his head and glanced at her. His chestnut-colored pupils were like deep pools, devoid of emotions, as if they could suck Su Chengyang in with just one look.

“It’s okay, it won’t affect my work tomorrow.”

Su Chengyang: “…”

“I still have chocolate, do you want some?” Lin Yu reached into his pocket, took two pieces, and placed them in Su Chengyang’s hand. While others’ hands would feel warm after drinking, Lin Yu’s hand felt cold.

“I’m in a good mood today and want to have a few drinks. Will you keep me company for a while?” Lin Yu said intermittently. He had already consumed three or four bottles over this long period, although it wasn’t evident on his face, Su Chengyang felt he was already a bit drunk.

“I’ll message Xiao Lu and ask her to come over.”

Lin Yu responded with a vague “Hmm” and turned his head to continue drinking with their group.

Su Chengyang sent a WeChat message to Xiao Lu, who asked for their location, so she shared her location.

It seems like Xiao Lu still doesn’t know that Lin Yu has sold her. She is still pretending on WeChat with Su Chengyang, saying that she didn’t even drink just to pick them up. She wants Su Chengyang and Lin Yu to make it up to her properly.

Su Chengyang felt like laughing but didn’t expose her immediately. Xiao Lu had become quite engrossed in her act and complained to her about how Lin Yu was exploiting her labor value.

Su Chengyang couldn’t help but smile, but as her left hand hung by her side, it suddenly touched something icy, causing her to instinctively recoil.

Eventually, she realized it was Lin Yu’s right hand and stopped her movement to remove it.

His palm rubbed against Su Chengyang’s wrist, and after confirming she didn’t resist, he slowly moved his hand, palm against palm, fingers interlocking.

Su Chengyang remained calm and looked at the screen while silently clasping her hand with him.