Lu Yanming: "I and..."
"Mr. Lu!" Li Zhen was so frightened that her hair stood on end. "Mr. Lu, Mr. Wang, you came to the HR department to see everyone get their quarterly benefits, right? Go ahead, I'll go back to the office first."
Li Zhen pressed the elevator button, and the elevator arrived after a few seconds.
She hurriedly pushed Yu Sheng in.
There were still many other people in the elevator.
The elevator door closed slowly.
Lu Yanming was outside the elevator, standing tall and aloof, the usual gentle light in his eyes now remote and hard to fathom, seeming sad.
But sadness was not a word to describe Lu Yanming.
Li Zhen felt a twinge in her heart, an indescribable emotion pricking her lightly.
Lu Yanming's eyes behind the gold wire glasses stayed fixed on her as the elevator closed, his gaze and the inexplicably sad look on his face gradually disappeared before Li Zhen’s eyes.
Li Zhen regretted it.
She shouldn't have used her remarriage as a shield. This remarriage was just a temporary sham marriage halfway down the road. She shouldn't have hurt Lu Yanming.
When she arrived at the advertising department, Li Zhen raced out of the elevator.
Yu Sheng followed after her.
There weren't many people in the hallway outside the advertising department.
Li Zhen looked back at him. "Yu Sheng, I thought about it carefully just now. Maybe it was because I was too agitated when I told you my thoughts earlier, making you mistakenly think I was being petulant."
She took a shallow breath and said calmly, "Let me seriously discuss with you. I'm determined to end our marriage, not on a whim, and I never thought about remarrying."
"Your so-called determination is only because I neglected you before," Yu Sheng said lightly as he lifted his eyes slightly. His tone was slightly cold as he spoke slowly but earnestly, "Li Zhen, I will change."
Wasn't this the purpose of her cold war?
She should be satisfied now.
She shouldn't argue with him anymore.
He didn't want to argue anymore or be estranged anymore.
Yu Sheng’s unyielding words made Li Zhen unable to restrain her irritation again.
"It's not about changing or not changing..."
Hearing her impatience, Yu Sheng interrupted in a low voice, "Enough, stop talking. Remember my words, move back in a week."
Having said that, he turned and left.
Li Zhen was stunned, almost exploding with anger on the spot.
Now she understood.
Yu Sheng simply wouldn't listen to her.
No matter what she said or how she said it, he just didn't believe her!
"Little Mengmeng..." Zhang Xiya suddenly appeared behind Li Zhen and pulled her sleeve. "Look at you, you're as angry as a pufferfish..."
Li Zhen: ......
Li Zhen was stunned for a second, then laughed with resignation and gratitude.
The irritation accumulated in her chest dissipated somewhat.
Zhang Xiya hooked her arm around Li Zhen's arm and kissed her cheek with a "pop". "Alright, alright. Let's go to the bar and drink tonight! Forget everything else.”
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At 7pm in the evening, Yu Sheng returned home.
Jinluyuan community was lit up, and Wu Ma hurried to open the yard gate when she saw him come back.
"Mr. Yu, Mr. Kong is here already."
"The yellow rosewood and antique bronze mirror you bid on at the auction this weekend arrived this morning."
"Mr. Kong is in the backyard sawing the wood for you."
"Mm." Yu Sheng nodded and went to the backyard.
By the lake in the backyard, a middle-aged man was holding an electric saw, looking at the pile of yellow rosewood on the ground, at a loss where to start.
"Uncle Kong." Yu Sheng went to stand next to the middle-aged man.
When Kong Yi saw Yu Sheng come over, he frowned and asked, "Are you really going to use it to make a dresser?"
"Yes, I made one for her when we were in college. I accidentally broke it," Yu Sheng said, running his hand over the rosewood, quite satisfied. "I'll make a new one."
"Such a waste!" Kong Yi sighed up to the sky.
Yellow rosewood was the king of woods, with an inherent fragrance that could be used in medicine, and was extremely rare.
This piece of yellow rosewood was a particularly rare fine specimen. Its auction price yesterday made the news, selling for nearly 500 million.
Kong Yi really couldn't bring himself to saw it into pieces.
"Uncle Kong, the dresser I made for her in college was the one you taught me to make. It's been four or five years now, I've forgotten most of it. Can you walk me through the steps again?"
"Why go through so much trouble, it’d be better to just buy a new one," Kong Yi advised him, feeling sorry for the precious wood.
Yu Sheng lowered his eyes. "I want her to use something I made with my own hands every day."
Seeing he couldn't dissuade him, Kong Yi could only assist at the side.
As Yu Sheng sawed, he asked, "Uncle Kong, isn't your drama
<i>Moon Scar</i> starting filming soon?"
"Yes, don't worry about advertising implantations you mentioned earlier, send someone to discuss the details anytime."
"Okay. Has the female lead been decided?"
"You're asking because...could it be for little Li?" Kong Yi was puzzled, but instantly realized.
With his head lowered, Yu Sheng smoothed the wood leisurely and naturally, skilled and at ease. "Yes, now my mom doesn't care about us either. She's always wanted to get into showbiz."
Saying this, his movements paused imperceptibly. "I've held her back for many years."
Yu Sheng's expression was obscured as he lowered his head again to carefully polish the wood. "Uncle Kong, I'll double the investment in <i>Moon Scar</i> for you. You can make the costumes and special effects top notch, and go for all the international awards with it. Let Li Zhen play the female lead, please guide her for me."
Kong Yi watched as Yu Sheng handled the wood attentively and carefully, not leaving any splinters or sharp edges.
He instantly understood.
"You called me here pretending to ask about making furniture, but you actually wanted to recommend little Li, didn't you?" Kong Yi said with a smile.
In fact, the female lead was already set as Luna.
Also a very spirited actress.
But with doubled financing...
And since Yu Sheng had asked, he couldn't easily refuse either.
Just as Kong Yi was about to agree, his pants pocket vibrated with an incoming call. "Let me take this call."
Kong Yi's expression changed instantly when he picked up. "What? ......He said so himself? ......This is...oh...hmm..."
Kong Yi hung up with a frown.
Yu Sheng glanced over. "What's the matter, Uncle Kong?"
"Well..." Kong Yi looked troubled. "I'm afraid Little Li playing the female lead won't work out. Someone from the National Radio and Television Administration called the person on our side. He wants to cast the female lead."
"Who?" Yu Sheng furrowed his brow.
Who could make Kong Yi refuse him and agree to them instead?
"The top boss." Kong Yi sighed.
He could refuse anyone, but absolutely not the top boss at the National Radio and Television Administration. If he was unhappy, whether this drama could even be released would be hard to say.
Which actress pulled strings?
Such influence!
And happened to hit his soft spot right on.
"As long as she's cast, it’s fine. We can go over again after filming starts...she doesn’t need...compensation..."
After the call, Fei Zhao put down his phone and glanced back.
"Young Master, the <i>Moon Scar</i> matter is settled."
"Good." Lu Yanming responded lightly. Through the car window he looked towards the entrance of the bar. "What time is it?"
Fei Zhao checked the time. "Eleven...Miss Li and the others are quite high, been drinking for hours...they couldn't all be drunk, don't let them be taken advantage of..."
Fei Zhao was still chattering away.
The backseat door opened.
Lu Yanming tidied his already impeccable suit jacket and stepped into the bar.
