Chapter 32
"Puff--"
Wen Renjing burst out laughing. He seemed to find it quite amusing and remarked: "I didn't expect you guys to be so considerate. I'm too selfish, not even think about leaving my crab for Elder Sister."
As he said, he glanced at Jiang Lechuan who had polished the crabs clean.
Jiang Lechuan was befuddled.
Wasn't the 'humble' session over? No one told him there was also this part?
And Ning Xiwei and Mu Yuan both left crabs for Elder Sister...
What's more, peeled?
Ah? ? ?
Jiang Lechuan couldn't make head or tails of it.
But in this strangely quiet atmosphere, his body still reacted faster than his brain. He took a shrimp, peeled it, and handed it to Gu Qi.
His eyes were sincere.
Although he didn't understand what he was doing, he also wanted to prove to Elder Sister that what Ning Xiwei and Mu Yuan could do, he could do too.
Because he had already eaten the crab, he could only use this shrimp to express his 'sincerity'.
Even though it was a bit ugly...
Still, it'll end up in the stomach, so it shouldn't be important.
Looking at the horrible-looking shrimp peeled by Jiang Lechuan in front of her and thinking that this shrimp would never have a complete body in its life, Gu Qi really 'couldn't bear' to eat it.
So she pushed away the bowls that Mu Yuan and Ning Xiwei held out, and held Jiang Lechuan's hand to get him take back the shrimp, saying: "Thank you, you eat."
It wasn't like she didn't have hands. Also, it was too weird to eat someone else's peeled shrimp.
Mu Yuan silently took back the bowl.
Speechless, Ning Xiwei could only to take it back as well.
She was very dissatisfied.
What the heck!
What was the matter with this Mu Yuan? How did he think the same as her?
In Ning Xiwei's recollection, she had a good impression of Mu Yuan. The boy was quite serious in the show and was always quiet and didn't have much presence.
Ning Xiwei looked up with slight annoyance, but was a little surprised that Mu Yuan actually looked at her at this moment.
The boy's expression was as indifferent as always, but there was disdain in his eyes. It was obvious that he thought her action just now was a hindrance.
Ning Xiwei: "!?"
Ning Xiwei lowered her head and pulled the corner of her lips into a smirk.
She sense a kind of signal called 'provocation'. It was obvious that this Younger Brother only appeared more obedient than Jiang Lechuan, but actually wanted to compete for Gu Qi's attention.
She would not let them succeed easily.
Ning Xiwei clenched the chopsticks in her hand and took a big mouthful of rice.
Only after eating a full meal could she have the strength to 'battle' with them!
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After lunch.
Ning Xiwei and Mu Yuan were washing dishes and wiping the table respectively. Both of them were doing things quietly and seemed to be particularly well-behaved and sensible.
Jiang Lechuan: "?"
What was wrong with them? Don't they need to take a break after eating?
Looking at these two people who shouldn't be here and taking care of the hygiene of the house like a host, Jiang Lechuan felt like a redundant guest who shouldn't be here.
So -
Why were they still here?
Gu Qi had the same thought.
She also didn't understand why so many people were crowded in her house.
But she couldn't really order them to leave outright. So she just left a sentence 'you can do whatever you want' and simply went back to her room to study the script lying in the mailbox.
Once the door was closed, the phone was on do not disturb.
The world's troubles had nothing to do with her.
Left alone, Jiang Lechuan stared at the backs of Ning Xiwei and Mu Yuan in frustration.
Then he suddenly realized that there was another person here who was as redundant as him.
Jiang Lechuan slowly turned his head, looked at Wen Renjing beside him, and asked: "Why don't you leave? Are you unemployed?"
As a top star, Jiang Lechuan knew how busy each other's work was.
He was mainly rehearsing this month because the group was going to hold a concert. Therefore he was relatively idle and had no work, but Wen Renjing shouldn't be like that, right?
Wen Renjing smiled at him, picked up his phone, opened a script, and started memorizing the lines.
Jiang Lechuan: "?"
It would be more appropriate to go home to do this kind of thing, right?
But no one present had the intention of leaving.
Jiang Lechuan couldn't figure it out.
He simply stopped thinking about it and got up to practice the newly added dance part in front of the mirror.
Everyone was like this.
They were silent and did their own things. They didn't talk to each other nor did they leave.
When Gu Qi came out after her nap and found that all these people were still at home, she was silent too.
After the paper towels were used up, a new problem arose.
Her house didn't have so many rooms and beds. Truly couldn't fit everyone.
It couldn't be helped.
Gu Qi could only ask, "Do you have anything else?"
"Of course." Wen Renjing smiled, "My manager asked me to ask you, would you consider signing with our company next? We can share some resources."
To be honest, this condition was very tempting.
Wen Renjing's company wasn't an long-established media company like Chenyang Entertainment she was in or Hengtian Media where Jiang Lechuan was in. Still, it had developed rapidly in recent years.
The company was jointly controlled by many well-known film directors in the industry, so the film resources were overwhelming in the entire industry.
Gu Qi was a little confused: "Does your company lack popularity?"
Otherwise, why invite her.
"Don't underestimate yourself. Hang Ze has plentiful of money, so he has more say in the company." Wen Renjing said lightly: "He just watched your live broadcast and said that he thinks your face and the story you tell are more suitable for the big screen. So he wants to invite you."
Jiang Lechuan also suddenly remembered that his manager had mentioned some time ago how "You and Gu Qi are so popular now, it would be great if she also came to our company."
At that time, the two of them chatted casually for a few words, and if Gu Qi came to their company, what resources would they give.
So Jiang Lechuan immediately piped in: "You can come to our company! My manager is willing too!"
Ning Xiwei: "!"
Coming to Jiang Lechuan's company meant coming to her company?
As long as Gu Qi comes and with the same company's resources, it is possible for her and Gu Qi to appear on other variety shows and film together!
She could be a supporting actress. She was willing to be a supporting actress for Gu Qi!
Gu Qi: "..."
What was going on here?
Gu Qi didn't take Jiang Lechuan's words to heart. After all, Hengtian Media's ability to cultivate idols in recent years far exceeds that of actors. It wasn't suitable for her future development. However, Wen Renjing's company was different. It was indeed a good choice for actors who wanted to progess in acting.
"I can't sing or dance." Gu Qi could only reject Jiang Lechuan and Ning Xiwei in this way before turning to Wen Renjing and asked, "Can you tell me more?"
Wen Renjing waved his phone and replied, "I have sent a message to Hang Ze. He is still filming. He will contact you later to discuss in detail."
"Okay." Gu Qi nodded. Anyway, there was no rush for such things.
Since she appeared on the variety show, more than one company had offered her a contract and she had a lot of room for choice.
Then this matter was over?
Gu Qi was really ready to order their departure.
But before that, the knock on the door sounded again.
She had a bad feeling.
Gu Qi did not open the door directly, but turned on the surveillance display first.
Sure enough.
It was the sight of Father standing at the door with a cold and furious face. He was holding a cane on the ground with his left hand to support his body, while Mother was standing next to him to support him. Gu Qi unconsciously clenched her hands that hung by her side.
The doorbell kept ringing, but Gu Qi still did not open the door.
Because of the noise here, the rest of the people in the house also looked up at the same time.
Wen Renjing walked over first and asked with interest: "Not opening the door? That's right, it's troublesome."
Ning Xiwei withdrew her gaze from the display screen in confusion, and asked Jiang Lechuan beside her in a hushed voice: "Who is that?"
Jiang Lechuan's face clearly showed surprise. Then he couldn't hide his irritability: "...Our parents."
Ning Xiwei's eyes widened a little. She seemed to be a little confused why Gu Qi was unwilling to open the door for her parents and upon their arrival, the atmosphere in the house changed.
Of course, with her intelligence, she soon thought of Gu Qi's reaction during the live broadcast today and how she remained calm without any waves at the mention of the suspicion of her parents embezzling public funds.
Obviously, their relationship wasn't very good.
Jiang Lechuan walked forward quickly, looked at Gu Qi, "Don't worry about it, I'll go talk to them."
Jiang Lechuan opened the door a little, quickly got out from inside, and then swiftly closed the door again from the outside with a bang.
Jiang Family's parents were obviously surprised that it was their son who came to their daughter's apartment and it showed on their faces.
It was unknown what they said. Father Jiang had directly raised the cane and hit Jiang Lechuan. It was clear what exchanged had him furious.
Mother couldn't bear to see her precious son being beaten and hurriedly stopped it, trying to reconcile the two.
The cane hit Jiang Lechuan twice and finally thumped on the door.
It was clear he wanted Gu Qi to come out and speak.
Wen Renjing's eyes stayed on the display for two seconds, and asked lightly: "Not going to turn on the sound?"
Mime was so boring.
The next second. Jiang Lechuan snatched the cane from his father and ran out quickly.
Everyone: "..."
##6 /## chinese slang for smooth.
However, this trick was of no use.
Father Jiang used the cane because he had just recovered from a serious illness and it tedious for him to walk. But with the support of his wife, it wasn't important whether he had the cane or not. It went without saying he wouldn't chase Jiang Lechuan.
Jiang Lechuan ran off but seeing that he failed to lead his parents away, he came back to argue a bit more.
He stretched out his hand to block the door of Gu Qi's apartment, obviously unwilling to let his parents get close.
Then, Father Jiang raised his hand and slapped Jiang Lechuan in the face.
Quick, accurate and ruthless.
Gu Qi closed her eyes, she opened the door, "Jiang Lechuan, come back."
The moment Gu Qi went out, Wen Renjing quickly turned on the sound of the surveillance screen.
He knew that Gu Qi didn't want to hear her parents, so she didn't turn on the sound. But he wanted to watch the show.
Ning Xiwei's eyes fell on Wen Renjing with some complexity.
It was obvious that situation didn't look right.
She, an outsider, was sweating and wanted to persuade them to stop fighting, but the legendary award-winning actor was smiling and looked on like he was watching the fun.
Were they really one family?
They didn't look like one at all.
And at the door.
Jiang Lechuan covered his beaten face and turned back unwillingly and called: "Elder Sis!"
Gu Qi could understand a lot of meanings from the words "Elder Sis".
Jiang Lechuan wanted her to go in. He also wanted to tell her that he could handle it.
But Gu Qi did not compromise. Instead, she walked out, pulled Jiang Lechuan behind her, looked at his parents, and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Jiang Lechuan's face was full of dissatisfaction. He turned to his parents, "I told you to go back!"
"You have no turn to speak here, shut up." Father Jiang was furious. He was 100% dissatisfied with his useless son. After scolding him, he looked at his daughter, "Gu Qi, you have grown wings and not recognising your biological parents. Normally, you don't answer the phone or go home. You even want to send your father to prison, right?"
Gu Qi took a deep breath and smiled: "Father, I don't understand what you mean."
"You are my daughter. I can see clearly what you want to do. Don't pretend to be dumb here. Can that kind of recording be made public? Can we offend the Jiāng Family?"
Agitated from anger, Father Jiang choked by such a long string of words and coughed while holding his chest.
Mother beside him was also extremely anxious and reprimanded her as well: "Hurry up and apologize to your father, otherwise we will pretend that you are not our daughter!"
"Heh."
Gu Qi snorted, "So you came here specially to sever ties with me, that's great."
"Pa——"
Father Jiang raised his hand again, also wanting to slap his rude daughter as a lesson.