Bonus Chap:
This is quite late, but thanks for the Ko-fi, ✨✨clouds✨✨
The 100th anniversary of the Wen Group was also the 80th birthday of Elder Wen.
Lu Wenxing’s family of four prepared birthday gifts for Elder Wen. The Wen Group was founded by Elder Wen’s grandfather and was only a small company at the time. Later, Elder Wen and his father teamed up to develop and expand.
By the time Elder Wen assumed the position of director, the Wen family had already been listed among the top ten enterprises in C City. By the time Wen Huaizhe took over the directorship, less than three years later, he was among the richest people in the country.
On Saturday, as soon as Lu Wenxing finished filming his endorsement, he rushed to the airport. Originally, he wanted to pick up Xie Chengfei at C University after getting off the plane, but he was afraid that the plane would be delayed. Before boarding the plane, he sent a WeChat message to Wen Zheng.
[I have to pick up Xiao Chengfei when I get off the plane at 7 o’clock. If the plane is delayed, I need brother to send a driver to pick him up from school.]
Wen Zheng replied very quickly, saying that he was afraid that running back and forth would be tiring.
[I’ll send someone to pick up Xiao Chengfei. When you get off the plane, go directly to the hotel and rest.]
[The same room you stayed in before.]
The plane wasn’t delayed, and Lu Wenxing landed on time. The driver was already waiting at the airport and received Lu Wenxing to deliver him to the hotel.
This banquet was even more grand than the previous year’s celebrations of the Wen family, the 100th anniversary, the old master’s birthday banquet, and the announcement of the identity of the heir, Lu Wenxing.
Each of these was a big event; the hotel manager and the foreman checked the invitations of the guests, and security guards were stationed outside the door to prevent any trouble.
The room that Wen Zheng kept for Lu Wenxing was the room that Wen Zheng always stayed in. Because it was a hotel under the Wen family, there were two or three rooms that would be cleaned regularly, but they were just for private use.
Eight o’clock in the evening.
Lu Wenxing took a shower, changed into the suit that Ji Yuan prepared for him, and specially brought the cufflinks that Gu Yanshen gave him.
Ji Yuan asked Lu Wenxing to invite his friends, so he sent invitations to Wei Ze and a few of his roommates, and Gu Yanshen naturally received invitations as well.
Song Jiajia, Xu Yichen, and Wen Miao, a few artists with whom he had worked and had a good relationship, received invitations and said they would attend.
In addition, the Wen family also invited media reporters.
For this once-in-a-century celebration, it was important to make it bigger and more extravagant. The ingredients, fruits, and snacks in the banquet were all flown in from all over the world, and each bottle of wine cost a lot. Even the decorative bouquets were tended by professionals.
After Elder Wen arrived, Lu Wenxing and Wen Zheng first went to the lounge to visit the old man.
“Xiao Zheng, I’ve looked at this quarter’s financial statement. There’s a substantial increase in net profit compared to last year, and I heard Huaizhe say that you’re planning to explore overseas markets.”
“Right.”
Every time Elder Wen saw Wen Zheng, he would pay attention to the subsidiary business, although it was just a company under the Wen family.
At first, it was for Wen Zheng to practice, but he didn’t expect him to grow bigger and bigger, which made Elder Wen very pleased.
“How did you think of opening up overseas markets?”
This matter had to start when Lu Wenxing just went to Country Y as an exchange student; they hadn’t recognized Lu Wenxing yet. Wen Zheng went to see Lu Wenxing in the name of going to Country Y to meet his clients, but he was taunted by Wen Huaizhe for needing to go abroad to discuss domestic business.
Then, Wen Zheng didn’t take a stand on the surface but secretly began to plan.
It took nearly two years of planning and testing the waters to determine that the market was gradually maturing before Wen Zheng reported this matter to Wen Huaizhe.
“Not bad.” A smile grew on Elder Wen’s face. “You have the demeanor I had back then.”
“Grandpa, if you only praise my brother, I’ll get jealous.” Lu Wenxing sat beside Elder Wen. “I also prepared a gift for you.”
“You’re exempt. You’re still as pampered as when you were a child. Let me see who’s child this is that looks so handsome… Grandpa will give you a big red packet.”
“Thank you, grandpa.”
Lu Wenxing received the red packet, his eyes bent from the force of his smile, and he waved it in front of Wen Zheng as if he were showing off.
“Talk to grandpa; the name on the account book is still your original name, and the ID card has been changed along with it, right?”
“Yes.” Lu Wenxing discussed this matter with his parents. Lu Wenxing was a name he liked, and it had a lot of meaning; it was Lu Xiaofei’s blessing to him.
Wen Chi was his original name and would remain unchanged. Fans and friends were also used to the name Lu Wenxing, so it was fine as a stage name.
Elder Wen laughed happily, “Xiao Zheng also has a share.”
The door was knocked on, and Wen Yan walked in.
“Dad, look what I brought you.”
Before Wen Yan could finish his sentence, he received a smack from Elder Wen: “What are you doing? Xingxing is more stable than you.”
Wen Yan was aggrieved; since he was urged to marry by his family, his father always found all kinds of reasons to dislike him, and it felt like he was even breathing wrong.
“Xiao Zheng doesn’t have a date either; why don’t you guys rush him? He’s a year older than me.”
“Xiao Zheng is mature and stable; it’s not easy for him to find a date. He just hasn’t met the right girl yet.” Elder Wen looked at Wen Yan in disgust.
“You think I don’t know what you’ve been doing outside? If you dare take care of a starlet again, I’ll break your legs.”
Wen Yan: “……” His joy was instantly gone.
“It’s all to fulfill your wish; why can’t it work? They still can’t wait.”
Looking at Elder Wen’s raised cane, Wen Yan instantly shut up.
“Grandpa, don’t lecture little uncle.”
Wen Yan looked at Lu Wenxing with a touched expression; it was still his little nephew who was good and would speak for him. In the next second, Wen Yan realized that he got happy too early.
“You’ll tire yourself; in the future, there will be a little aunt who will manage him for you.”
Wen Yan: “Xiao Xing’er, you’ve learned bad things.”
“Hehe, with his unqualified appearance, who’s girl would be blind enough to marry him?” Elder Wen pursed his lips.
Wen Yan:????
“I’m handsome and wealthy, and I’m also gentle and considerate. How come no girl would want to marry me?”
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It was about time. Lu Wenxing and Wen Zheng accompanied Elder Wen down the stairs one by one. The guests had all arrived, exchanging small talk with their wine glasses. The soothing light music was accompanied by the subtle sound of conversation.
“Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend the Wen Group’s centennial celebration.”
Elder Wen was already eighty years old, but his body was still exceptionally strong, and his voice was full of energy.
The guests stopped talking as soon as Elder Wen appeared, politely facing Elder Wen, and the media reporters were capturing and recording Elder Wen’s words and demeanor.
“There’s one more important thing.” Elder Wen beckoned, and Lu Wenxing walked onto the stage.
“Everyone may already know this, but I’m still going to make a formal announcement here again… Xingxing is our Wen family’s child.”
Elder Wen smiled a peaceful smile.
“The news from twenty years ago…there are quite a few people present who should know about it. The headline that appeared in the newspapers at the time was ‘The Wen Family’s Youngest Son’s Birthday Banquet’, and Lu Wenxing is that child from back then.”
“To clarify here, Wen Yu is not an adopted child of our Wen family. He was received into the Wen family because my eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law were too honest and thought that Wen Yu was the victim of a kid-napping case, not realizing that he was actually a planning participant.”
“Joining forces with the traff-ickers, he directed and staged a kid-napping case and utilized my eldest daughter-in-law’s empathy to live in the Wen family. Now that the case has been investigated, it’s all been handed over to the police. The criminals who were involved in this kid-napping and harming my family’s Xingxing back then have all been caught.”
“Wen Yu is currently in custody, the court will open next month.”
“One last thing.”
“The inheritance rule of our Wen family is to be at least eighteen years old. During the years that Xingxing was away, the shares in his hand had been taken care of by me, and now the inheritance that belongs to him has been officially returned to him.”
A reporter raised doubts.
“At the risk of asking, is the inheritance that Lu Wenxing got also the same as the shares of the other heirs of the Wen Group?”
“Yes, the shares in Wen Zheng’s hands are the same as his. Except for the majority of the shares of the luxury brands under the Wen family’s name, which are in the hands of my eldest daughter-in-law, Ji Yuan, all the other shares are equally divided.”
“Xingxing wants to announce something. Let’s let him speak for himself.”
Lu Wenxing took the microphone.
“According to the survey, there are too many lost children in the country every year. My mother and I intend to set up a love foundation to help lost children find their families.”
“May I ask if Mr. Wen and Mrs. Ji can take care of it with such busy work in the entertainment industry?”
“Everyone has their own field; of course we will hire professionals to manage it, which is what is right for the foundation and lost children.”
Lu Wenxing replied with a calm expression.
“What Mr. Wen Chi means is that even after inheriting the shares of the group, you still intend to continue in the entertainment industry?”
“Filming is my hobby, and I will still continue my career in the entertainment industry for the next few years.”
“I would like to interject an off-topic question.” One of the reporters was a bit embarrassed but was also really curious.
“I would like to ask Mr. Wen Chi; your first drama and the second part of your debut were both with Mr. Gu; will you continue to collaborate on new scripts next?”
“Of course.” Lu Wenxing didn’t shy away from answering in a slightly more official manner. “As an artist, it’s impossible to turn down good scripts.”
……
Lu Wenxing answered a few questions and stepped down from the stage. Gu Yanshen stood closest to the stage, just waiting for Lu Wenxing to step down.
“You’re holding…a birthday gift?”
Gu Yanshen turned his head sideways to talk to Lu Wenxing.
“I’m going to pay my respects to the old man; do you want to join me?”
“Okay.”
“I’m curious as to what you’ve brought with you.”
Gu Yanshen didn’t show Lu Wenxing.
“The old man’s gift must first be known to the birthday star himself.”
“It’s not like I’m opening it; just tell me.”
“No.” Gu Yanshen blinked. “I’ll tell you if you kiss me.”
“I’m not taking your bait.” Lu Wenxing took two quick steps: “When you see my grandfather, you’ll still have to take it out.”
Gu Yanshen’s long legs took a step to catch up with Lu Wenxing, and the reporter who came to cover the story told the photographer to hurry up and take pictures of the two of them talking and laughing.
“That’s different.”
The two stayed in the old man’s lounge for half an hour, and the banquet hall was still as lively as ever. The artists who had been invited were also chatting with brands, directors, producers, or investors. They might have a chance to work together someday.
Seeing the two of them come out together, Xie Chengfei finally found a chance to talk to Lu Wenxing.
“Brother… ” Xie Chengfei’s line of sight landed on the shoulders of the two of them, who were leaning extremely close to each other. “Don’t you guys need to restrain yourselves a bit? There’s still reporters and media around.”
Gu Yanshen was indifferent; he was in his late twenties, and his fans occasionally mocked him as a single dog and even went to his Weibo page to show off when they announced their relationship.
When he announced his relationship, he also had to show off.
Once, Gu Yanshen had worked with Song Jiajia, and when the two were talking about the script, they were photographed by paparazzi at a tricky angle in an ‘intimate’ photo, which also made it to the hot search.
Netizens were eagerly looking, while Song Jiajia’s fans were terrified, fearing that Gu Yanshen’s fans would come and tear their sister apart.
However, what they saw when they opened the hot search was…
[Fake, can Gu Yanshen find a lover?]
[As a fan, I am worried; as soon as I have time, I go to the temple to seek the old man on the moon, not for myself but for my brother Shen].
[Hahahahahahahahaha, if Gu Yanshen really has a love affair, I can set off 8 or 10 fireworks in the village to celebrate for him.]
[You guys are too much… So, can Brother Shen really catch up with a big beauty?]
[I’ve fallen in love five times since I joined the fan club, but brother Shen is still a peony.]
[Please do your duty; don’t let us be happy for nothing.]
So, Gu Yanshen’s fans had never cared about the CP fans, who made noise wildly; the news that was real was ultimately the best.
But Lu Wenxing’s identity as an idol was greater than that of an artist. The movie was his first work after returning to the entertainment industry, and he still had a lot of different types of fans. The exposure of his relationship may lead to fans leaving.
Moreover, it was too sudden to be publicly disclosed, and fans wouldn’t be mentally prepared. As Xu Rong said, it would be better to wait until the time was ripe and proceed step by step.
However, Lu Wenxing’s identity was there; even if the romance was announced, there was no worry about the lack of resources; he was good-looking and his acting skills were good, so the impact on his career wouldn’t be very big. The problem was that the brother-in-law was under his control, so Gu Yanshen could only go along with it.
“Not bad; you even brought your classmates.” Lu Wenxing looked at the other four boys and asked, “Good friends?”
“Not bad.”
To be able to make Xie Chengfei say ‘okay’, that was already considered good; he had been worried that Xie Chengfei was still as exclusive as he was in high school.
“Have you met any girls you like in college?”
Xie Chengfei: “Our major is all male; we can’t meet them even if we want to.”
“Yo, in high school, you told me you didn’t want to have an early romance, it’s not too late to start talking about it.”
Xie Chengfei’s classmates came over.
“Brother Wenxing, don’t listen to Chengfei’s nonsense. Our major has no girls, but there are girls from other majors who come to look for Xie Chengfei specifically; I even saw him joking with a girl under a tree the day before yesterday.”
Xie Chengfei glared at him. “We’re just classmates; we were discussing academics; no jokes.”
Lu Wenxing laughed, “Our Xiao Chengfei is good-looking and studies well. Although he doesn’t talk much, he’s still very gentle. It’s normal to have girls like him; there’s nothing to be embarrassed about.”
[TN: I just realized Xiao and Xie may be confusing some people. Xie is his surname, Xiao means little, a nickname for family and close friends.]
“It’s really a classmate.” Xie Chengfei explained.
“Okay, okay, it’s just a classmate.” Lu Wenxing knew that Xie Chengfei wouldn’t hide anything from him and would definitely tell him if there was really a situation. “If you encounter emotional problems, you can ask your brother; I’m very good at…”
“Don’t you just have a relationship with…” glancing at his classmates next to him, Xie Chengfei swallowed the latter words.
Gu Yanshen knew deep down what Xie Chengfei wanted to say and let out a laugh, nonchalantly tearing down the stage. “Your brother is all talk; don’t listen to him.”
“You guys go play on one side; wait for me to go over and find you.”
His classmates also had high emotional intelligence; as soon as they heard this, they immediately made excuses.
“I’m going to eat; I heard it’s made by a certain very famous dessert maker in F country.”
“Let’s go; I want to eat too.”
“What’s wrong?”
“Brother, I want to go to graduate school.”
Lu Wenxing froze for a moment. Xie Chengfei was only a sophomore and already had a choice.
“Okay, I’ll support whatever you do.”
“My mom definitely doesn’t agree with me going abroad.”
Lu Wenxing understood that Xie Chengfei wanted him to persuade Ms. Lu.
“Then, prepare well for the exam, and just leave the rest to me. When you’re done with this, I’ll go back to B City with you to see mom and dad.”
Lu Wenxing invited Lu Xiaofei and Xie Nian. But Xie Nian happened to be on vacation and took Lu Xiaofei back to his mother’s house to visit her family.
Instead, he instructed Xie Chengfei to buy a gift and give it as a gift from them.
“I’m going to look for my classmates, you two.” Xie Chengfei gave them a meaningful look.
After Xie Chengfei left, Gu Yanshen asked, “Is the rest of your time available to me?”
“What do you want?”
“Not for anything.” Gu Yanshen came close to Lu Wenxing’s ear and said, “I just want to go for a walk on the beach with you.”
“Don’t refuse me; tomorrow I have to go back to the set again. You won’t be able to see me for a long time.”
Lu Wenxing: “……”
The beach was near the hotel, a ten-minute walk away.
There weren’t many tourists at night, and the two walked side by side on the soft sand, and on this kind of night when no one was around, Gu Yanshen unscrupulously held Lu Wenxing’s hand.
The gentle sea breeze blew in their faces. Comfortable and cozy, Gu Yanshen gently pinched the back of Lu Wenximg’s hand.
“What’s that for?”
Gu Yanshen pretended to be emotional.”I only dare to hold your hand when no one is around.”
Lu Wenxing:????
Who pulled his hand under the table and wouldn’t let go when a large group of people in the cast ate last time?
But Lu Wenxing had already understood that Gu Yanshen always teased at the beginning, and the sentence afterward was the focus.
“I want to be reckless in front of the media cameras as well.”
“Teacher Gu.” Lu Wenxing broke away from his hand. “Really?”
Gu Yanshen:?
“It’s too sour.” Lu Wenxing shook his shoulders exaggeratedly, as if he were put out by Gu Yanshen’s words.
[TN: sour — you’re too jealous]
The atmosphere collapsed.
Gu Yanshen pinched Lu Wenxing’s cheeks.
“You’re still laughing.”
Lu Wenxing smiled with his eyes curved and said, “I like to be direct.”
Gu Yanshen silently confirmed that Sheng Chao was unreliable.
This was what Sheng Chao’s many years of relationship experience taught him.
Before saying anything about kissing or intimacy, he could say something nice.
It was best to say something sweet to create an atmosphere, and it could also add interest and romance.
He looked at Lu Wenxing, who was still laughing, the interest and romance was completely absent. It was like Lu Wenxing heard a funny joke.
The more he wasn’t allowed to laugh, the more Lu Wenxing wanted to laugh.
Lu Wenxing had no intention of restraining. He looked around and saw no other people. Gu Yanshen took a step forward, grabbed Lu Wenxing’s chin, and lowered his head to kiss him.
Lips and teeth blended; he didn’t know why every time he kissed Lu Wenxing, it felt sweet. He suspected that Lu Wenxing ate sugar every day.
Although Gu Yanshen has zero relationship experience, Lu Wenxing has to admit that Gu Yanshen’s kissing skills are improving rapidly. The first time they kissed, he blushed so much that he couldn’t resist teasing him.
Lu Wenxing still couldn’t help but tease him now, but as long as Lu Wenxing laughed at him or teased him, Gu Yanshen would kiss him.
Lu Wenxing pushed Gu Yanshen and withdrew a little distance from his arms. The cool sea breeze blew, but Lu Wenxing’s cheeks were slightly warm.
It was from the kiss.
His breathing was a little messy; if they kissed further, his legs would be weak. Lu Wenxing didn’t want that, so he excused himself and pushed Gu Yanshen away.
“Today is my grandpa’s birthday; last month was my dad’s birthday; further back was Xiao Chengfei’s birthday; my dad in July; my brother in March; January is both of my mom’s birthdays; your birthday is in December.”
Gu Yanshen hummed, and Lu Wenxing raised his eyes. “But I’ve never given you a birthday gift.”
“I don’t celebrate birthdays.” When Gu Yanshen was filming, he also encountered the entire production team helping him celebrate his birthday, and he didn’t refuse their kindness. But he was never particularly happy on his birthday.
“Why?”
The two sat on the beach, with Lu Wenxing leaning against his shoulder.
“For as long as I can remember, bad things seem to happen to me on my birthday. I don’t really like birthdays, and as long as I don’t remember that day in particular, nothing happens as usual.”
“Yanshen.”
Lu Wenxing rarely called out to him like this; Gu Yanshen played with his fingers and answered.
“I want to celebrate your birthday.”
Lu Wenxing moved over to kiss the tip of his nose.
“A birthday where only good things happen.”
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The next day, the hot search exploded several times in a row.
#Wen Chi, the heir to the Wen family.
Gu Yanshen’s participation in Elder Wen’s birthday banquet
#Lost Children’s Foundation
#Wen Yu’s court date is next month
#Rose brooch
#Lu Wenxing wants to continue working with Gu Yanshen.
The last hot search was from thee reporter who interviewed Lu Wenxing and asked if he would continue to work with Gu Yanshen. Lu Wenxing’s answer was official but made CP fans very happy.
[Regardless of which screenwriter you are, give the Wangfei CP a proper script. I advise you not to be unkind, or else all of Wangfei’s CP fans will get down on their knees and beg you.].
[The two of them are so close, they’re whispering.]
[Brother Shen smiles happily every time he’s with Xingxing.]
[Wangfei is definitely real, in translation… Wenxing’s subtext (I’m only one script away from working with Mr. Gu)]
[I’m so afraid that Wenxing will go back to inherit the family business; my heart trembled when I saw Elder Wen give Lu Wenxing equity.]
[Oh yeah, this is a win for the Wangfei CP fans.]
[The opposite CP fans request to go to wa*r]
[YS seems to wear this rose brooch on important occasions and said before that it was from an important person.]
[S has drawn small roses twice, and there is a photo of Brother Shen holding a rose.]
The CP fans of Painter S and Gu Yanshen were not willing to show their weakness, and there were also people who went back to Painter S’s posts from a long time ago.
[S seems to be from Big C]
[Yes, I’ve gone through his earlier works; it’s the architecture of C University. There are also a few pictures of the cherry blossom forest and the artificial lake at C University.]
[I’m guessing that Painter S majored in Fine Arts and Lu Wenxing majored in Design, so they must have gone to the same school.]
[Painter S seems to have been in school for about the same amount of time as Lu Wenxing, so maybe he’s not just an alumni but also an alumni of the same grade.]
[Be bold; maybe they’re roommates. Maybe they’re bunkmates.]
[Laughing to death, a current student from C University came out and said, ‘There are no bunk beds in the dormitories of C University.’]
[Both CP fans are declaring w*ar here; maybe the main characters are having hot pot with each other.]
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I’ll post another chapter in a few hours, it needs editing and I’m too sleepy to function rn