CHAPTER 27: CHAPTER 27: THE STRANGE YU YUE

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The doorbell rang, and Ruan Xingwen shuffled over in his slippers to open the door. Sure enough, it was Yu Yue who had taken the opportunity to sneak over.

At this moment, Yu Yue was clearly a bit exhausted.

"Xingxing, your apartment is really high up..."

It’s the fifth floor, but you shouldn’t be this exhausted, right? Ruan Xingwen sincerely advised,

"You’re too weak; you need to exercise, Ah Yue."

"I’m not weak! A man can’t be called weak!"

Yu Yue instantly jumped up, but his focus was always peculiar.

Seeing him instantly regain his energy, Ruan Xingwen was a bit helpless with him. Initially, he wanted to ask about Mr. Yu not accepting his friend request, but now he thought, never mind.

Even if they don’t become friends, it doesn’t matter. He has Yu Yue as a friend, and among the endorsements he shoots, Yu Yue is the organizer, so there’s no need for him to have much contact with Yu Xiaozhe.

"What do you want to eat later? Let me say this first, I can’t cook anything too complicated."

Yu Yue snickered out loud.

"Xingxing, I’m not in for a treat today; I have to go to Xing Yue later. Ah Kai is back. Do you know Ah Kai? Fang Wenkai, he’s the owner of Xing Yue, my boyfriend~"

At the end, his face even turned a bit red. Yu Yue, who was always so carefree, surprisingly had such shy moments. Ruan Xingwen found it a bit novel and teased,

"Oh~ so that’s why you’re the second boss of Xing Yue?"

Yu Yue frowned and retorted,

"Of course not, I bought shares in Xing Yue, thirty percent of the shares, it cost me three years’ worth of pocket money!"

Ruan Xingwen curiously asked how much that was.

"Thirty million!"

Sorry, I asked too much... Ruan Xingwen suddenly felt as if the whole world, except him, was full of rich people. The reason it was a misconception was because not everyone’s pocket money was casually ten million a year!

Mentioning money, Yu Yue also remembered that today was the day Ruan Xingwen went to terminate his contract.

"Xingxing, how did your contract termination go today? Did anyone at Tianyu make it difficult for you?" Hearing his tone, it seemed like if anyone had made it difficult, Yu Yue would confront them.

Ruan Xingwen casually mentioned it as there wasn’t much to say; the contract termination was straightforward.

"Just like that? No other requirements? Just paying the penalty is enough?" Yu Yue still found it hard to believe, considering Ruan Xingwen still had some promotable value.

Ruan Xingwen initially didn’t believe it was that simple either. He was pretty nervous when he went in the morning.

But thinking it over later, he understood. Li Li probably told Zhao Tianyu about Yu Xiaozhe and Yu Yue; otherwise, he wouldn’t have angrily smashed a cup after leaving.

"It was just that simple; I paid the penalty, and the contract termination is officially in effect."

Xingxing didn’t seem like he could easily take out five million; should I ask? Never mind, I shouldn’t ask. After all, it’s Xingxing’s privacy. The contract termination is good enough!

With his thoughts all over the place, Yu Yue was still very happy to congratulate Ruan Xingwen,

"Congratulations, you’re free now! So, what plans do you have next, besides taking part in our endorsements?"

Ruan Xingwen didn’t have any other ideas right now. He only had one thought — making money.

"I don’t know. I’m quite confused now. Should I continue in the entertainment industry or do something else, and if so, what should I do?"

Talking about this, Ruan Xingwen thought of Little Qilin, Yun Jing, and Mountain and Sea Realm, and his tone carried a hint of longing,

"Maybe in the future, I’ll open an inn with animals I like and people I like. That would be nice."

Yu Yue also thought that sounded nice, but where would Xingxing get the money to open an inn... Better not to dampen his spirits; let’s focus on what should be done at this stage. He suggested,

"Xingxing, what do you think of Huasheng Entertainment?"

"Huasheng? The leader among the three big entertainment companies in the country?"

Yu Yue nodded,

"Yes, that’s the one. What do you think of it?"

Ruan Xingwen smiled bitterly,

"Ah Yue, I think it’s great, but what does it have to do with me..."

"I can introduce you. I have acquaintances there."

Ruan Xingwen shook his head helplessly,

"Your acquaintance at Huasheng has to be Mr. Yu... Besides, I can’t reach Huasheng’s level now. Even though I’ve been in the industry for over three years, I’m still a newcomer who knows nothing, no brand endorsements, no acting roles, just a few variety shows and public appearances. I feel these past three years have been quite pathetic myself..."

Xingxing’s situation is too pitiful...

"Moreover, even if I auditioned for a role with any impact, it got snatched away. I relied on the production company’s breach penalty to make money. How pitiful am I!"

Finally, Ruan Xingwen thought it was incredible he’d survived these three years. How pitiful he is!

Even he thought so, let alone someone as emotionally rich as Yu Yue.

His eyes moistened with tears glistening faintly, and his determination to introduce Xingxing grew stronger.

"Xingxing, don’t worry, I know more people at Huasheng, not just my acquaintance! I’ll find you a good one! Plus, Huasheng is a good place, nothing like Tianyu! That’s settled! I’ll go handle this now; wait for my good news!"

He said and got up to leave, not giving Ruan Xingwen a chance to speak.

"No, Ah Yue, I didn’t mean that, you don’t have to..."

Yu Yue firmly interrupted him,

"Xingxing, trust me, I won’t harm you. I’ll deliver on my promise and find you a good candidate. Don’t worry! I have to go now! I’ll come for a meal when I have time, but be sure to contact me if anything happens, we’re friends, right!"

Ruan Xingwen felt Yu Yue was acting weird today, especially after he talked about his past three years. It was even weirder, and he didn’t have time to figure it out before Yu Yue opened the door and left.

Watching the person leaving in a rush, Ruan Xingwen rubbed his suddenly aching forehead and sighed.

Never mind, let him do what he wants. He can’t stop him anyway, and even if he finds the right person, they might not agree to take him in.

Now, he prepared to tidy up the apartment. These past few days, Little Qilin scattered toys all over the place, luckily Yu Yue wasn’t a clean freak, or it would be hard to walk around.

Just as he finished the living room and was about to tidy the bedroom, he suddenly remembered he forgot someone. He quickly took out his phone and checked the messages on WeChat. Sure enough, a string of messages popped up, showing Little Yuan’s anxiety.

[Little Yuan: Boo-hoo, why didn’t you tell me?]

[Little Yuan: With such a big thing happening last night, why didn’t you inform me? I could at least cheer you on!]

[Little Yuan: Do you not consider me a friend! Boo-hoo]

[Little Yuan: You terminated your contract, I want to leave with you too, will you still take me with you?]

[Little Yuan: Xingxing, you’re a big liar!]

He quickly opened the contacts, ready to call Little Yuan.

At this moment, a message popped up in his phone’s notification bar,

[YU has accepted your friend request]