By the time he returned to the company, it was almost noon. Shan Yatong smiled at the occasional employees he came across leaving work.
Entering the elevator, Yang Jun pressed the floor. Right before the elevator door closed, two more people came in. A young man in a white coat and sunglasses, and a middle-aged man carrying a bag.
“Yan-Ge.” the young man greeted lightly. He took off his glasses, and glanced at Shan Yatong, not meaning to pay him any mind.
“Yanqian, did you finish shooting your music video?” Ding Yan asked with a smile.
“Well, there’s still post-production left.” Luo Yanqian nodded, handing his sunglasses to the man behind him. “I will report back to the company today, and then rest for the night. Tomorrow I will be shooting for a friendly cameo role in an idol drama.”
“You only just came back. Make sure to rest up.” Ding Yan was not Luo Yanqian’s agent, so he didn’t say much more. For a while, the air in the elevator thickened. A dull atmosphere started to surround them.
Shan Yatong guessed this boy was only eighteen or nineteen years old. His body didn’t seem to have much memory of this person. He only vaguely knew that this boy was a popular idol star. His popularity blew up because of an idol drama. Then, his album sales shot up as well, and now he had his own place in the entertainment industry.
This teenager didn’t seem to like him very much. Shan Yatong looked away, watching the elevator floor gradually increase until it stopped on the 18th floor.
“Ding!”
The doors opened. Shan Yatong was about to lift his foot, but Luo Yanqian took the lead and walked out of the elevator first without even giving him a glance.
Not many people were exposed to this kind of embarrassment, but for a star, it was definitely an insult.
Ding Yan saw nothing but a smile on Shan Yatong’s face, as if this person only knew how to smile.
When Luo Yanqian entered the company, he had heard rumors that the Sky Boys group was about to disband.
Sky Boys… he thought about it carefully. The person in the elevator who had not spoken a word seemed to be a member of that group. What happened to that group, that the disbandment was bad enough for the entire company to know about?
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“The company is allowing him to go for specialized training?” Luo Yanqian didn’t know that the company would be so generous to a second-rate star.
“The decision was made at noon today.” The middle-aged man explained. “There was news in the morning that Shan Yatong is about to play the role of Lian Yu in Lincheng.
There was no subtlety to their discussion. Shan Yatong heard the content of the conversation as soon as he entered the door. He smiled at Luo Yanqian. “Please take care of me.”
Luo Yanqian looked at the person in front of him. His overall impression was that this person was very gentle, but there was a kind of imperceptible strength. This person seemed incongruent with the image of the person surrounded by lip-syncing rumours.
At the very least, he didn’t shy away from any gossip about himself. He didn’t even seem to care, or even feel uncomfortable.
With a faint nod, he said, “Don’t be too much trouble.” He turned and headed for the office around the corner.
The middle-aged man looked at Shan Yatong, before turning around to follow Luo Yanqian.
At this moment, the door of the special assistant’s office opened and Yuan Wen walked out. He was taken aback when he saw Shan Yatong. His face fell.
Ding Yan frowned slightly, obviously thinking of something.
“Finally, I don’t have to be in the same group with an idiot like you.” Yuan Wen walked towards Shan Yatong and sneered. “I don’t need to match my fame with you, and I don’t need to put up with your inability to do anything anymore. It’s a real pleasure.”
Luo Yanqian stopped walking, and turned. He watched the spectacle unfold in the office’s public space.
Shan Yatong couldn’t believe that there could still be such a “naive” star in the entertainment industry. To say such a thing in this situation was undoubtedly a faux pas for the star.
As a public figure, someone who cannot control their own words and actions was more of a failure than someone who cannot act or sing.
“So should I congratulate you?” Shan Yatong smiled lightly. “Well, congratulations.”
His casual smile was the last nerve for Yuan Wen, provoking his irritation. He finally snapped. “Shan Yatong, who the hell do you think are you?!” He roared.
The room was silent. Everyone stared at Yuan Wen’s hysteria in surprise. They were somewhat disgusted with Yuan Wen’s behavior. Even as the more popular person in the group, his behavior was overly aggressive.
The smile on Shan Yatong’s face gradually faded in front of everyone’s view. Just when everyone thought he would be angry, he just said coldly, “You are not calm right now. I don’t want to argue with you about issues like this.”
“You think you can make me believe you’re harmless just by putting on a hypocritical act?” Yuan Wen was disgusted by Shan Yatong’s expressionless face. “You’re just a clown relying on the Emperor to get a few more shots in front of the camera.”
Shan Yatong frowned slightly, his eyes cold. He sneered at Yuan Wen. “You can go look in the mirror. Also,” He put his hands in his trouser pockets, looking down his nose at Yuan Wen as if he were a high emperor looking down on his humble subjects. “as an artist, you have no class.”
Yuan Wen felt cold from head to toe from Shan Yatong’s stare. He felt like his words were stuck in his throat, like he was being choked, and could not say a word.
Standing behind Shan Yatong, Ding Yan couldn’t see his expression. All he could see was Yuan Wen’s pale face. He glanced at the watch on his wrist and said, “A-Wen, you are exhausted these days. Go and rest for a few days.” Then he turned to Shan Yatong. “Yatong, come into the office with me now.”
Shan Yatong nodded and followed Ding Yan without a second look at Yuan Wen.
Luo Yanqian folded his arms, sneering after watching this farce that could not even be staged in a third-rate plot. Expressionlessly, he continued walking towards his agent’s office.
Shan Yatong, unexpectedly, turned out to be such a person.
When Shan Yatong left the company, it was already one o’clock in the afternoon. His stomach was churning with hunger. He frowned at the flow of traffic outside the company.
“Shall I take you?” An unfamiliar voice sounded behind him.
Shan Yatong turned. It was Luo Yanqian, who he ran into in the elevator. He was sitting on the hood of a lotus sports car. He took off his sunglasses, showing a pair of beautiful slender phoenix eyes.
Luo Yanqian looked up at Shan Yatong, and saw the doubt and coldness in the other’s eyes. He smiled back at him. “What, don’t you want to take my car?”
Shan Yatong opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat. He glanced sideways at Luo Yanqian’s smiling profile. Just recently this person completely ignored him, and now all of a sudden he was being so friendly. He should say, wasn’t he worthy of being a first-line star?
“Where are we going?” Luo Yanqian asked after starting the car.
“My home. The neighbourhood next to Tongxiang Road. ”Shan Yatong relaxed into a comfortable position and looked out the car window.
An extremely familiar melody suddenly started playing in the car. Shan Yatong was startled to hear this deeply moving track, ‘Go Back’.
“You also like his songs?” Luo Yanqian looked at Shan Yatong with a certain kind of fanaticism.
Shan Yatong knew that this enthusiasm was not for him, but for the singer of the song.
Like it or not?!
Edited by Kyou
It should be his previous self’s song? Thanks for the chapter!
Is it his song? 👀
Thanks for the chapter! 🙂
his partner should have just sat there and ate his food!
Thanks for the chapter <3
Is that his past song playing!? I also want to listenT_T!!!
Thanks for the chapter<3
Woah, is it his own song?
Thanks for the chapter~
Thanks for the chapter
Definitely his song!
Thanks for the chapter! 💕
His own song from before?
Thanks for the chapter ❤️
I think the ML is the CEO. The film emperor had peach blossom eyes which is not really ML-ish in my opinion and this Luo guy had phoenix shaped eyes which also not ML-ish. The CEO should be the sharp eyes domineering ML.
ah his former group member is an idiot