After Cui Hao finished speaking, his face darkened as he walked into the conference room.
The others saw this but didn’t understand what had suddenly happened. However, seeing his expression, they dared not ask. Once Cui Hao and Xue Yang were inside, everyone crowded around Yu Kexin, asking what was going on. Yu Kexin said she didn’t know either.
"President Yu, you, President Cui, and Boss Xue are the golden triangle. Is there anything you don’t know?"
Yu Kexin said, "We only got to know each other right before we started the studio. I have no idea what might have happened between them before that."
"They aren’t going to start fighting in there, are they?"
Yu Kexin replied, "Don’t worry, that won’t happen."
If those two were to start fighting, the sun would have to rise in the west.
The mont Xue Yang followed Cui Hao into the conference room, Cui Hao slamd the door shut and grabbed his collar. Since he wasn’t as tall as Xue Yang, Cui Hao had to stand on his tiptoes, which looked a bit comical. But even so, he refused to seem any less imposing.
Xue Yang frowned. "What’s wrong?"
Cui Hao’s face was flushed with anger. "Last sester, when I went to your old rental to find you, the girl I saw... she’s your girlfriend, isn’t she?"
That’s right, Cui Hao had recognized her. The girl in the photo on Xue Yang’s phone was the very girl he had been trying to find. No wonder he felt like he’d seen her sowhere after that first glance. It turned out he had t her once, a long ti ago. He had only gone looking for Xue Yang out of concern, but what happened? Xue Yang moved out with his girlfriend that very night. That very night! If they had just delayed a little, Cui Hao wouldn’t have read so much into it.
"Do you distrust that much? Did you think I would try to steal her from you?"
Xue Yang fell silent, also recalling that day. He had gotten ho a little late. Cui Hao had arrived at the rental before him and knocked on the door. Lin Xi had opened it, and the two of them t. At the ti, Cui Hao had excitedly told him about eting an incredibly beautiful girl and even said he wanted to pursue her. But she moved away shortly after, and he lost all contact, so he eventually gave up. As it turned out, Lin Xi had run away from ho back then and was terrified of being recognized, which was why she had begged him to move out overnight.
Seeing Xue Yang’s silence only confird Cui Hao’s suspicions. His eyes turned red as he roared, "Xue Yang, say sothing!"
Xue Yang knew he had to face this sooner or later; he just hadn’t expected it to be so soon. He wasn’t emotionally prepared.
"Cui Hao, this is complicated. I don’t know how to explain it to you."
Cui Hao bellowed, "What’s there to explain? How you don’t consider a brother?"
Fortunately, the conference room had good soundproofing. Otherwise, the group outside would surely have imagined so dramatic soap opera unfolding within.
"No, it’s not that."
"Then what is it? Tell !"
Resigned, Xue Yang took out his phone again, unlocked it, and turned the screen toward Cui Hao. "Take another look. Does she seem even more familiar?"
"I know your girlfriend is beautiful, but you don’t have to be so guarded with your own brother! Am I the type of person to steal a friend’s woman?"
That was what angered Cui Hao the most. When he first saw the girl, he had indeed been smitten and truly wanted to win her over. But if he had known she was Xue Yang’s girlfriend, he never would have made a move on her. Cui Hao might have been a bit of a scoundrel and a player at tis, but he definitely had principles.
Of course, Xue Yang knew what kind of person he was. But sotis, things in this world couldn’t be judged by common sense.
"I think I told you before, her na is Lin Xi."
"So what if her na is Lin Xi...?" Cui Hao’s voice trailed off as his eyes widened in disbelief, staring at Xue Yang.
Xue Yang t his gaze and nodded slightly. "So, now you understand why we moved out overnight, right? I really wasn’t afraid of you trying to steal her. Since we’re brothers, I’ll always see you as one for life."
Cui Hao slowly released his grip on Xue Yang’s collar.
"You... I... Damn it, why does all the good luck happen to you?"
"Actually, I didn’t know her identity back then. After she t you, she cried and begged to find a new place. I thought she was afraid of strangers, and since she’d run away from ho, we moved out that night. I only learned who she really was a short while ago."
"Afraid of strangers? To hell with being afraid of strangers!"
She wasn’t afraid of strangers at all! She was clearly terrified of being recognized and sent back ho like a winning lottery ticket. One hundred million! Who wouldn’t be dazed by that? He rembered even discussing that reward money with Xue Yang back then. He recalled Xue Yang saying they’d never have that kind of dumb luck. And the result? It wasn’t just dumb luck; it was a goddamn fortune from the heavens!
"You’re paying for this feast."
"The studio’s earnings have been good recently, so I’ve decided to charge this feast to the studio’s account as a reward for everyone."
Cui Hao instantly exploded. "You’re already so damn rich and you have a girlfriend whose family could buy a country! What’s the big deal about treating everyone to one al?"
At this, Xue Yang gave a wry smile. "Cui Hao, don’t you see? It’s precisely because of this that I have to work even harder."
Cui Hao fell silent. He understood what Xue Yang was thinking.
If she were just the daughter of so ordinary rich family, then a young, promising man like Xue Yang getting together with her might even be seen as a beautiful story. But she was the heiress of the Lin Corporation. That changed the entire nature of the situation. It was very likely that all of Xue Yang’s current efforts would be labeled. Labeled as him ’living off a woman.’ Cui Hao knew for a fact that wasn’t the case. Xue Yang had real talent. But this world was a strange place. Sotis, all your real talent wasn’t worth a single hair on soone else’s head.
"So... have you thought about the problems you’ll face when your relationship goes public?"
"No."
Or maybe he had, but Xue Yang didn’t want to dwell on it. Right now, he just wanted to focus on doing what he needed to do and working as hard as he could. As for the future, he’d deal with it when it ca.
Realizing he had misunderstood Xue Yang, Cui Hao let the matter go. For brothers, all that mattered was clearing the air.
"Damn it. A bet’s a bet. I’ll pay for the al myself," Cui Hao declared, then opened the door and walked out.
The mont he stepped out, he was sward. "President Cui, what just happened?"
"It was nothing. Let’s go! As promised, I’m treating everyone to a big feast."
"Yay!"
The studio was once again filled with its previous lively atmosphere.
Wu Xiaoya went into the conference room to check on Xue Yang. "Boss Xue, are you okay?"
"I’m fine."
"You and Cui Hao..."
"We’re good brothers."
Wu Xiaoya said no more.
"Alright, let’s go. It’s not often we get a al on President Cui’s di."
A group of about fifty people marched in a grand procession toward the nearest restaurant.
By the end of the night, only Cui Hao was dead drunk.
Xue Yang had no choice but to stay in his school dorm for the night. Because Cui Hao was so thoroughly drunk, Xue Yang even cut his nightly video call with Lin Xi short, ending it after just a few hasty words.
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