Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 144 Don’t Guess What the Girl Is Thinking
In January 2003, Lu Kuan, who had just finished filming "The Thief", and Liu Yifei, who had just finished filming "The Dragon", both flew to Beijing to prepare for their trip to Sundance.

Before that, the two students who took the most leave had to return to school to take their final exams and class meetings.

It’s okay to ask for leave during normal times, but the examination process still needs to be followed formally, otherwise it would seem like you are not taking the school seriously.

Boss Lu was drinking tea under the big locust tree in the courtyard when he suddenly received a call from Liu Yifei.

"Ok?"

"Xiaolu, do you want to sing?"

Boss Lu was confused: "What the hell?"

Why does it sound as inappropriate as "Boss, would you like to buy a disc?"?

"I finally got back to school for a few days. My classmates are organizing an activity at this cash box near the school."

Boss Lu said succinctly: "Wholesale? Even dogs wouldn't go there."

Liu Yifei didn't understand what he meant. What else was there besides wholesale?
"Hey, come on over. I've already boasted to my classmates that I can get you over here."

What the hell!

Lu Kuan got goosebumps all over his body. This was the first time that Concubine Liu Yi acted coquettishly with him.

What's possessed this girl?
Liu Yifei was choking from the cold wind outside the KTV, and a group of classmates surrounded her.

Zhu Yawen, Luo Jin, and Jiang Yiyan, every one of them was eagerly awaiting his reply.

This is one of the few opportunities to meet a Golden Lion Award-winning director!

Liu Yifei nodded a few times, looked at the white breath she exhaled in the cold winter, and then hung up the phone with satisfaction.

"Yeah, that'll be here soon!"

"awesome!"

"Sissi, you're amazing!"

"Sissi is so nice!"

Jiang Yiyan, who was standing by, did not show her joy like Zhu and Luo. She just turned around and went into the cashier first. She wanted to touch up her makeup.

Boss Lu couldn't resist the girl's obsession. After all, it was her first time acting like a spoiled child, so he gave her some face!
"Boss, are you going out?"

"Don't go, I'll drive myself, it's just a few kilometers."

Upon hearing this, Ah Fei returned to the room and handed the key to Lu Kuan.

It’s great to live in a core area, you can go anywhere with just one step on the gas.

Following the message sent by Liu Yifei, Boss Lu found the private room and felt like he had instantly entered a place where gods and demons were dancing wildly.

There were two men and three women. Lu Kuan squinted his eyes and looked at them one by one. There were some familiar faces, but he couldn't recognize them all.

"Yawen, stop howling and turn off the music. I'll introduce you guys."

Liu Yifei felt like she was in her home turf, commanding like a big sister.

The music in the box suddenly stopped and the lights were brightened. Everyone looked at the handsome young man in a windbreaker standing next to Liu Yifei.

The temperature in the room was not low, so Lu Kuan slightly loosened his collar.

He felt a bit like he was joining his girlfriend's dorm room party in college in his previous life, and he greeted the little kids with a smile.

"Hello, I'm Lu Kuan."

Jiang Yiyan didn't have time to think about anything else. She smoothed the hair by her ears, and before anyone else could react, she stood up and extended her hand to greet Lu Kuan in a reserved manner.

"Hello, Director Lu, I'm Jiang Yiyan, Xixi's classmate. Nice to meet you."

Today, Luo Jin and Zhu Yawen brought two girls from the same class, Jiang Yiyan and Li Danny. Lu Kuan affectionately touched Jiang Yiyan's tender little hand, and greeted each of the people who lined up excitedly to introduce themselves.

Liu Yifei got together with classmates whom she hadn't seen for a long time in the evening. The shrewd Luo Jin urged her to invite the famous director Lu Kuan to come over, which could be regarded as a benefit for the classmates.

Jiang Yiyan was also one of the people who participated in stirring up trouble, but she didn't expect that Liu Yifei could really call Lu Kuan over. How could such a talented director who became famous at a young age have his way with her?

What is their relationship?
After she greeted them, she silently observed the distance, eyes, and expressions between the two of them.

She used her still immature tea art to analyze the exact relationship between the two people in front of her.

Zhu Yawen has always been cheerful and lively. Although he knew that the director in front of him was a big-name director with great resources, he did not flatter him too much. He smiled and handed over the song request book that was unique to KTVs in this era:
"Director Lu, you're here to have fun with the people. See if there's any song you want to sing. I'll choose it for you!"

Lu Kuan looked around at the expectant eyes and declined politely, "Xiao Liu, you're going to enter the music scene soon, why don't you sing a song for me?"

Jiang Yiyan's eyes suddenly lit up!

Xiao Liu? That seems to be the relationship.

Li Danny was also a perceptive person. He smelled the smell of cigarettes and alcohol on Lu Kuan and silently poured a cup of hot tea and put it down.

"Thank you, Xiao Li. You guys can have fun as you please. Don't worry about me."

"Okay, I'll pick some."

Liu Yifei didn't know that her guide had been targeted. She took the songbook in a naive manner and turned the pages while biting her lip.

Jiang Yiyan's thoughts raced in a flash. Seeing that Li Danny had already done the basic service work, she smiled sweetly and walked forward and said, "Director Lu, it's hot in the room. Please take off your clothes and I will put them away for you."

"okay."

The director was happy to do it and cooperated by taking off his clothes. Jiang Yiyan considerately helped him fold his long windbreaker in half at the waist and put it neatly away.

Then she leisurely took off her coat and put it together, wearing only a thin dark gray turtleneck sweater on her upper body, and gracefully returned to sit next to Lu Kuan.

Lu Kuan turned around and nodded and smiled at her politely. From the side, he could clearly see the tall, white neck of this freshman girl from Beijing Film Academy, which was beginning to take shape under her thin dark gray sweater.

The air in the KTV private room was not very well circulated, and a faint fragrance wafted from Jiang Yiyan's body, elegant and leisurely, like the scent of verbena.

Liu Yifei held the microphone and sang Jay Chou's "Tornado" in front of the screen. Before singing, she solemnly confessed that she had received guidance from the little king himself and could definitely surpass him.

Good women should be cherished, and bad women should not be wasted.

Lu Kuan suddenly smiled and started chatting with him.

Liu Yifei's confident singing drew criticism from Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin. The singing was out of tune and rushed the beat, and the rhythm was completely chaotic.

Several people were laughing and making a fuss, and Concubine Liu Yi was still shouting at them, "If you can do it, come on."

"I really envy Xixi. She can get along well with all the boys. I don't have such high emotional intelligence. I run out of topics to talk about after a few words."

Jiang Yiyan and Lu Kuan clinked their glasses gently, looking at the lively Liu Yifei with envy, as if sighing from the bottom of their hearts.

Wow! Your tea art is quite good!

Lu Kuan smiled noncommittally: "Haha, yes, Xiao Liu is quite approachable."

Jiang Yiyan glanced at Lu Kuan, who was leaning on the sofa with a calm expression on his face. His angular profile was sometimes bright and sometimes dim under the flickering lights of the KTV.

Seize this opportunity today.

Jiang Yiyan lowered her head slightly to prevent others from seeing her expression, and suddenly leaned over Lu Kuan under the pretext of getting a tissue.

"what!"

Jiang Yiyan seemed to have stepped on a beer bottle, and her body lost its balance, and she was about to fall into Lu Kuan's arms.

Boss Lu remained calm even though the beautiful girl was in his arms.

"Yes... I'm sorry, Director Lu, I'm a little nervous. This is my first time meeting such a young and talented director like you..."

Jiang Yiyan didn't want to give him a frivolous impression, so she forced herself to forget the beauty just now. She silently distanced herself from Lu Kuan, and seemed too shy to raise her head.

Lu Kuan admired Jiang Yiyan's superb acting skills in his heart and gave her a gentle knife: "It's okay, just don't hurt yourself."

Jiang Yiyan's pretty face turned slightly red, and she rubbed Lu Kuan's arm lightly, with a touch of flirtatious ambiguity, yet still with the subtlety of a lady.

With the intention of teasing you, Lu Kuan tested the level of this female star who was famous for her tea art in later generations, and it was indeed not low.

He has seen quite a few green teas. If all these women were thrown into the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, people all over the country would probably be able to drink Longjing!

Li Danny had just gone over and laughed and joked with a few people, and now he was secretly watching the interaction between the two.

She thought of the dark corners she saw when she was on the set, and spat inwardly.

Then he couldn't help feeling sad. He didn't have the hard work and conditions of Xixi, nor the courage and fighting spirit of Jiang Yiyan. It would probably be difficult for him to have a good career in the entertainment industry.

No, Xixi is such a good person, we can’t let Jiang Yiyan succeed!
During a break in the songs, Danny Li suddenly said, "Xixi, stop singing. Director Lu is also bored here."

"Ah? Really?"

Liu Yifei walked over with a sweet smile and sat down on the right side of Lu Kuan, sandwiching him with Jiang Yiyan.

Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin looked at each other and knew that now was not the time to approach and get close, so they could only order some songs and continue singing.

"What are you and Papa talking about?"

Lu Kuanqi asked, "Pa Pa, why are you called this?" Jiang Yiyan cursed Li Danny in her heart, but she still had a gentle smile on her face.

"My mom gave me this nickname because I've always been a step behind others in doing things since I was a child."

She glanced at the bright-eyed and charming Concubine Liu Yi, who was sitting close to the road, and felt quite uncomfortable.

She made her debut in a CCTV blockbuster, "The Story of a Noble Family", and looked like a noble lady who had been pampered since childhood.

Thanks to Lu Kuan, he made his first movie and walked on the red carpet in Venice, and also got the most likable role in CCTV's blockbuster "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

You are not even an adult yet, why are you so reckless?
I can only say that dirty people think everyone is dirty.

The ups and downs of life completely unbalanced the mentality of this girl from Zhejiang Province. Once she stepped on the threshold of the glamorous entertainment industry, she saw the endless money and fame in it.

This temptation, which seemed to allow her to cross social classes, gave rise to a morbid jealousy in her heart.

The huge psychological gap made her put herself in other people's shoes and completely visualize Concubine Liu Yi in front of her as a lucky woman who succeeded because of her commitment to a broad path.

If she can do it, why can't I?

Under Liu Yifei's unconscious stimulation, Jiang Yiyan seemed more like a delicate peony, stretching out her charming body seductively.

She is slightly shorter than Concubine Liu Yi, but her figure is more plump and well-proportioned.

"Director Lu, Xixi also has a cute nickname in our school, Baozi!"

Jiang Yiyan didn't mind guiding Lu Kuan's perception of Liu Yifei towards being cute and childish. Men all like mature women, don't they?

Concubine Liu Yi suddenly crossed the road and pounced on Jiang Yiyan, smiling and reaching out to cover her mouth: "Don't say it, don't say it!"

Boss Lu was speechless. The freshman girl was too childish.

"I'm going to the bathroom."

Lu Kuan came out of the bathroom, wiped the water stains on his hands and walked out.

Suddenly, a fragrant breeze blew towards him from the corner, and a soft body fell into his arms.

He instinctively wanted to hold on to him, but the other person's inertia was too great, and he fell to the ground with him.

"what!"

A few strands of hair fell down in front of Jiang Yiyan's panicked forehead, and her warm breath hit Lu Kuan's face, and the two almost kissed.

She hardened her heart and pretended to accidentally press her little hand between Lu Kuan's legs, then let go with a scream, stood up hurriedly, her face full of shame.

"Lu...Director Lu, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."

Jiang Yiyan must have studied the portrayal of a pitiful expression in her acting class. In short, even in the eyes of the demanding director Lu, her performance in this scene was superb.

This is an interpretation that is very similar to the one written by an accidental writer. The girl with literary temperament is like a deer in the forest who bumps into the man's heart.

She didn't believe that Lu Kuan could withstand it.

Fuck! This is Longjing!
Lu Kuan gave her a score of 90 in his heart. The only point he deducted was that the deliberately created encounters and accidents were too abrupt.

The music in the private room had stopped. Concubine Liu Yi had a cold look on her face as she greeted the two people who were walking over.

Watching Jiang Yiyan leaning sideways and pressing against Lu Kuan's arm from time to time, and deliberately creating physical collisions.

And just now, on her way to the bathroom, she happened to see the charming scene of the two of them hugging each other, and also...

She stood still at the door of the private room, feeling extremely aggrieved!
Liu Yifei didn't know why she felt such emotions after seeing the scene just now. It was not like she didn't know that he was a lecherous director.

But this time it’s my classmate!
And we are such close classmates!
How come he doesn't care about my feelings at all!
She didn't know what right she had to lose her temper. The young girl, who was just beginning to fall in love, was in a panic. She just instinctively turned her face cold, wrapped her clothes tightly and walked away.

She didn't want Lu Kuan and Jiang Yiyan to see her hot and red eyes.

"Xiao Liu? Xiao Liu?"

Lu Kuan looked at her strange behavior in confusion, and then he realized that the little girl had learned about his "ugly behavior" just now.

Lu Kuan said something to everyone, took his windbreaker and chased after him.

"Guide! Guide!"

Jiang Yiyan looked at the young man's back as he ran away and stomped her feet in hatred.

"Little coquettish hoof!"

Liu Yifei walked out of the cashier's door quickly with her long legs. A mouthful of biting cold wind filled her mouth and her body swayed.

She felt as if she had stepped from a greenhouse into an ice cellar. The bitter cold seemed to penetrate her clothes and freeze the tears that were about to fall.

Lu Kuan caught up from behind and found it quite funny to see the little girl giving him the cold shoulder for the first time.

Liu Yifei heard him running over breathlessly and said without looking away: "I will go back by myself. You guys continue to play and don't worry about me."

At this time, you must not respond: How can I ignore you?
Otherwise, you will be greeted with a question: Why do you care about me? Why do you care about that slutty fox?
The male protagonist will then fall into an endless trap of self-proof, and may even be led into another debate because he speaks (quibbles) a little loudly.

It's a dead end with no end.

"Where's your driver?"

"I don't know! It's none of your business!"

Lu Kuang had just taken a few sips of beer when he tugged at the girl's sleeve, signaling her to get in the car with him.

The two of them were in a stalemate for a while, standing there in the winter night like two fools for a few minutes.

Concubine Liu Yi didn't know whether she had thought it through or was planning to forgive him temporarily, so she got into the car without saying a word.

They walked and stopped along the way, and neither of them spoke again.

The more Liu Yifei thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. She got out of the car and walked towards the villa without even saying goodbye.

Lu Kuan thought that a woman’s beauty and temper should be proportional, so he grabbed her arm helplessly.

"Xiao Liu, let's talk."

I am wronged!

Concubine Liu Yi did not answer, and did not even turn around completely.

She gently shook off Lu Kuan's pull, turned slightly sideways, and indicated that she was listening.

The street lights and moonlight poured down, making the little girl's profile look particularly pretty. Her pure white down jacket and fair face complemented each other beautifully.

It seemed like the first time that Lu Kuan looked at her so closely, and he thought that no matter how harsh the eyes were, they could not deny such breathtaking beauty.

If a shower of velvet flowers were to fall enchantingly in the winter, she would instantly transform into an ice and snow elf.

"just..."

Concubine Liu Yi turned around like an ice sculpture being unsealed, the white breath she exhaled was clearly visible under the street light, but her voice was no longer as cold as the weather.

"do not talk."

She took a step closer, her smooth forehead just reaching Lu Kuan's chin, her pretty face flushed red from the cold, a few strands of hair broke free from the scarf around her neck and fluttered.

Concubine Liu Yi raised her eyes and looked at the young man's calm expression.

"The road is wide."

“The best is worth waiting for.”

Her words seemed to have no logic at all, yet they expressed everything clearly.

Lu Kuan admitted that he had underestimated Concubine Liu Yi.

The family changes and several relocations she experienced in her childhood made her mature beyond her childish appearance, and she is far from being an ignorant and naive 16-year-old girl.

The conversation ended abruptly here due to the young man's hesitation.

Concubine Liu Yi was not disappointed with his silence. She was just persisting in her pursuit at the age of first falling in love.

There is a sentimental and literary saying that best expresses the mood of the young girl who is not very worldly-wise at this moment.

I like you and it has nothing to do with you.

Which girl has not had such a beautiful love story at this age?

The two of them stared at each other silently for a few seconds, not knowing what they saw in each other's eyes.

Liu Yifei's cell phone rang, and she knew it was her mother calling to urge her.

She suddenly looked up and gave Lu Kuan a glare. Her cute and adorable look was far beyond the reach of the pretentious tea girls.

"Lukuan, you looked so ugly just now!"

The boss looked at her disappearing back and sighed slightly, thinking that even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he could not wash himself clean.

The little girl has grown up and it’s not easy to deceive her.

　I will update early during the holidays. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to all my book friends ∩∩, and may your family be happy and healthy!
　　
　
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