In the practice room
The boy was wearing a loose sportswear, and his collarbone was faintly visible under his slender figure. Perhaps he had just exercised vigorously, and sweat beads hung on his broken hair on his forehead, sliding down his moist and reddish cheeks, falling on a mole under his lips, crystal clear, and falling down.
Pei Yan watched him very carefully, and for a moment he wanted to reach out and wipe the sweat beads off the boy.
He had seen the boy’s helpless breakdown on the first night, and his weakness due to illness on the second night. He was extremely fragile.
Now Qi Feng stood in front of him, clear and refreshing, his bright eyes shining with a hazy cold light, which was another kind of intoxicating beauty.
Pei Yan’s throat rolled up and down, but he didn’t know what to say. He just realized that he hadn’t seen him for a day, and the boy’s appearance could be so deeply imprinted in his heart.
Fang Cheng saw Pei Yan come in, and he was both happy and nervous. He said: “P-President Pei. I’ll go out first. You…you interview Qi Feng.”
He also gave Qi Feng a look before leaving, whispering: “Xiao Feng, you talk well with President Pei.”
Qi Feng’s eyes drooped, showing no emotion.
When he said to Fang Cheng that ‘as long as Pei Yan wanted to, he could find him at any time’, it was only based on his understanding of Pei Yan.
The fact was indeed so. Pei Yan could always find him through his means.
Because he was the chosen one.
He looked up, his indifferent eyes curled into a charming peach blossom smile, and asked: “Pei Yan, are you looking for me? What’s the matter?”
The vague smile made people unable to resist and unable to grasp.
Pei Yan stepped closer to him, his voice low and angry. “I told you to stay at home and rest. Why didn’t you listen and ran out? Are you feeling better?”
Qi Feng looked around and said, “You can see that I have to work.”
“Work?”
Pei Yan could see the boy’s tiredness, and his tone softened: “You have my phone number. Why didn’t you message me when you woke up?”
He wanted to say that he could help Qi Feng take a day off and let him rest and recover. As long as he spoke, Tang Jun would not dare to refuse.
But Qi Feng only heard the domineering meaning in his words.
He didn’t want to confront Pei Yan head-on. It was also meaningless to make their relationship too stiff.
He mocked himself, his smile turned into a reluctant embarrassment, “You are so busy. I’m afraid of causing you trouble.”
The boy was gentle and handsome, and his low voice was very obedient.
His body was also thin, and the loose sportswear showed a section of his wrist that was even more bony and fragile. He stood there as if he could be blown away by the wind.
In fact, when Pei Yan saw Qi Feng, the anxiousness in his heart dissipated. The dull pain that had been pressing on his chest disappeared without him realizing it. He just felt his mood brighten, and his whole body relaxed.
Thinking of the boy’s helpless sobbing that night, the weak and sick appearance last night, and the situation where the boy had to come to practice after being sick, Pei Yan felt a different impulse in his heart.
He wanted to protect him, love him.
Pei Yan restrained his urge to hug the boy and said softly, “You should understand our relationship now. Be good in the future, listen to me more, and I will give you what you want.”
Qi Feng pursed his lips, showing no joy or anger.
Pei Yan thought he was being reserved and sneered. “An endorsement of a broken clothes brand can make you go to that kind of place to meet Li Junzhuo. My endorsement fee for Donghai Investment is ten times higher than his. Do you want it?”
As he said this, Pei Yan thought of what Song Zhe had said.
Looking at the boy’s flat reaction, he felt even more dissatisfied in his heart.
He wanted to see the boy’s true colors.
So, he deliberately raised his eyebrows and said, “Even if you want it, I may not give it to you. There are many male artists in your company that I can choose from. For example….”
Pei Yan glanced at Ning Yufei who was waiting outside. “I might…give it to him.”
After saying that, he looked at Qi Feng’s expression, wanting to see what reaction he would have. He wanted to see if he would be angry or please him.
“It’s your business who you want to give it to.”
Qi Feng’s reaction was indifferent, his tone cool and calm, beyond his expectation.
Pei Yan was stunned, and his heart panicked.
Tang Jun, Ning Yufei and others were waiting in the corridor outside. They could clearly see Qi Feng and Pei Yan standing inside through the glass door, but they couldn’t hear what they were talking about.
Ning Yufei’s expression was gloomy. He saw Qi Feng standing in front of Pei Yan with a calm expression, without any flattering or pleasing attitude. He was elegant and noble like a noble son, clean and untouched by the world.
When Ning Yufei saw Qi Feng for the first time, he was very disturbed, thinking that he was a tough rival to beat.
Qi Feng’s appearance could not be described as handsome, but with a traditional beauty that ordinary people did not have. It is more like a piece of jade in the rough, which will amaze the world sooner or later.
So even though he tried his best to suppress Qi Feng, he still felt a sense of crisis that he would be stepped on by him at any time every time he saw him.
Just like now…
Ning Yufei couldn’t stand it anymore and asked Tang Jun in a low voice. “Mr. Tang, didn’t you say you recommended me as the spokesperson for Donghai Investment? Why did President Pei come today?”
Tang Jun whispered. “We can’t decide what the investor wants to do.”
That is to say, Donghai Investment can choose whoever they want, and Tang Jun won’t interfere.
The endorsement is not necessarily his!
Ning Yufei was shocked and pained.
He was an idol star who debuted with his face and persona, with an unstable foundation and unrecognized skills, and he could be drowned by the waves at any time without a sound.
But if he could take over the endorsement of Donghai Investment, a financial giant, his status would be like gold-plated, and his status could reach the top.
More importantly, he could accumulate more fans from the investor and asset owner class by accepting the endorsement of the financial sector. rather than just having young fans who are inexperienced, like now.
He had to find a way to get the endorsement of Donghai Investment.
Ning Yufei narrowed his eyes and pretended to be worried. He asked Tang Jun. “President Pei probably doesn’t watch entertainment news. He probably doesn’t know who Xiao Feng is or how bad his reputation is now.”
“What if President Pei signs Xiao Feng and then finds out that his reputation is bad? He will definitely trouble us. We…should we remind President Pei first?”
He thought that as long as Pei Yan saw Qi Feng’s bad reputation on the Internet, he would definitely not use him as an endorsement.
Tang Jun: “A person who can become the president of a multinational company, do you think he is as simple as you think? Who he wants to choose as an endorsement, will he let that person ruin his company’s reputation?”
Ning Yufei’s heart sank to the bottom.
He almost forgot that Tang Jun had signed him and Qi Feng at the same time, but he always valued Qi Feng, even now when Qi Feng’s reputation was in tatters.
He even helped Qi Feng connect with Li Junzhuo, the boss of Yipin Men’s Wear.
So, he secretly added fuel to the fire for Qi Feng.
But that fire didn’t burn Qi Feng to death. Instead, he was noticed almost immediately by President Pei of Qinghai Group1I am getting confused again orz, it actually mentions Donghai Group here, but Donghai should only be an investment company, so I used Qinghai instead. Anyway, any mention of the group, I will use Qinghai. If it’s just the investment company, I will use Donghai. TBH I feel like both the group and the investment company have the same name but the names are so similar that it could be a typo and the author is just to lazy to fix that, so now I’m/we’re stuck with inconsistent names.
Why was Qi Feng always so lucky!
Ning Yufei clenched his fists at his sides, his knuckles turning white.
Just then he saw Qi Feng walk out of the practice room. Behind him, President Pei had a cold face and looked very unhappy.
Did they have a falling out?
Did Qi Feng offend Pei Yan?!
Ning Yufei was overjoyed. He put on a handsome smile as soon as Pei Yan came out. He lowered his posture and followed Pei Yan’s side. He said, “President Pei, hello. My name is Ning Yufei. I am also recommended by Yifan as the spokesperson for Donghai Investment.”
“If you have any requirements for shooting the endorsement advertisement, just say it. I will definitely be a spokesperson who meets the image of Qinghai Group.”
He tried to lower his posture and show him his charm as an idol star with his most handsome smile.
Pei Yan’s eyes followed Qi Feng’s leaving figure, and his mind kept thinking of what Qi Feng said: “It’s your business who you want to give it to.”
It was light and emotionless, but it made him inexplicably flustered.
Pei Yan wanted to see if Qi Feng was angry or really didn’t care. But Ning Yufei walked beside him and blocked his view of Qi Feng’s back.
He became more irritable and walked past Ning Yufei. He said coldly, “The matter of endorsement will be decided after the advertising department submits the candidates for comprehensive consideration.”
The candidates still need to be considered?!
Ning Yufei’s eyes lit up and a smile of relief appeared on his face.
As long as they took their list to let Donghai Investment’s advertising department staff consider it, with Qi Feng’s reputation now, he would definitely not pass.
He still had a chance.
Ning Yufei smiled and said, “Yes, President Pei, please take your time.”
—
Qi Feng went to the rest area.
Fang Cheng pointed at the transparent refrigerator in the room and whispered: “I took water for you from here that day. There was only one bottle left in it at that time. Before that, only Xu Ran had been here.”
“Should I check the surveillance and see if it was Xu Ran who put that bottle of water?”
Qi Feng looked up at the cameras in the four corners of the rest area ceiling and said: “What you can think of, others can think of too. Maybe the surveillance that day is gone.”
Fang Cheng: “Then how do we check?”
Qi Feng: “Don’t worry, if someone wants to harm me, they will try again if they fail once.”
Again? Isn’t this kind of thing enough once?!
Fang Cheng was angry when he thought of Qi Feng being harmed by someone.
But seeing Qi Feng’s calm appearance, he also gritted his teeth and said: “Then we have to be careful about everything from now on.”
“Xiao Feng.”
Ning Yufei also came in.
He sat next to Qi Feng, still with that concerned look, and asked softly. “Xiao Feng, what did you say to President Pei just now? Did you make him angry? I saw him looking very unhappy.”
Qi Feng said bluntly. “He asked me if I wanted to be the spokesperson for Donghai Investment.”
Ning Yufei’s hand clenched secretly.
He had investigated Pei Yan and found out that he was interested in men.
Qi Feng’s appearance could attract both men and women. It could please women with his elegant and noble beauty, and also make men feel protective of him with his hazy and intoxicating charm.
Pei Yan must have been attracted by Qi Feng’s appearance just now and wanted to give him some benefits. He suppressed the jealousy that rose in his heart, and asked: “Then you, what did you say?”
Qi Feng turned to look at him, “I said, whoever he wants to give it to, that’s his business.”
Ning Yufei’s clenched hand loosened.
He forgot again that Qi Feng was a person who was proud of his talent, and was rigid and serious without flexibility. He didn’t know how to use his own appearance to his advantage to get resources.
Probably after figuring out Pei Yan’s meaning, he felt insulted and snapped at Pei Yan.
No wonder Pei Yan was so unhappy when he left.
He was happy in his heart, but pretended to sigh, “Xiao Feng, you are really bad at talking. Aren’t you afraid of offending him? Fortunately, you still have the endorsement of Yipin Men’s Wear, but…”
He pulled Qi Feng’s hand with a worried face: “I heard some rumors from the upper level that Yipin Men’s Wear wanted to replace you because of your hot search. This is the only endorsement you have.”
“When we debuted together, I really wanted to go with you and become a top-tier star together. Sigh–”
He spoke sincerely, and even Fang Cheng who was next to him was moved by his words.
Qi Feng asked him, “What should I do then?”
Ning Yufei held his hand tightly and said: “You have to keep the endorsement of Yipin Men’s Wear no matter what. Didn’t Mr. Tang introduce you to Li Junzhuo? I also know someone around him. How about I take you to see him again?”
Again?
Qi Feng carefully considered Ning Yufei’s words.
The original owner had secretly met Li Junzhuo, and even Fang Cheng only knew about it afterwards.
But Ning Yufei mentioned ‘again’.
Qi Feng smiled as usual and said to him: “Thank you, Yufei-ge, for always thinking about me. But Mr. Tang said that without his permission we can’t meet any investors privately.”
His beautiful peach blossom eyes curved into thin crescents, hazy and shining with a cold sharp light, as if he could see through people’s hearts.
Ning Yufei looked at his smile and felt a moment of panic, but soon thought it was an illusion. He snorted: “You are still so rigid and obedient, listening to everything Mr. Tang says. We are no longer just rookies who don’t know anything. Mr. Tang has not been in charge of us for a long time.”
“You listen to me, I’ll set you up. When I have the schedule, I’ll take you there. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely help you keep the endorsement of Yipin Men’s Wear.”
Ning Yufei had already made a plan: as long as he secretly took a photo of Qi Feng and Li Junzhuo together and posted it online, he would definitely anger Pei Yan who had just been rejected by Qi Feng.
What kind of person was Pei Yan? He was tens of times stronger than Li Junzhuo in every aspect. If he got angry, he could easily ban Qi Feng, a small star.
Qi Feng hadn’t agreed yet when Tang Jun’s assistant came into the rest area.
Seeing Qi Feng anxiously said: “Qi Feng, you are here. Mr. Tang has something for you. He asked you to go to the underground parking lot to see him.”
Ning Yufei hurriedly asked, “What does Mr. Tang want with Xiao Feng? Why go to the parking lot?”
The assistant was tight-lipped and shook his head: “I don’t know.”
—
Qi Feng went to the parking lot and saw Tang Jun’s car pull up. After getting in the car, he found out that it was Pei Yan again.
Pei Yan sat in the back row, crossed his legs and leaned on one side of the door. He said: “I asked Tang Jun to give you a leave. I’ll take you home to rest.”
He was also proud and complacent, waiting for the other person to be grateful to him.
Qi Feng saw that the driver was probably Pei Yan’s driver, and signaled Fang Cheng to sit in the front.
He went to the back row and sat on the other side of Pei Yan. He said: “Thank you.”
His attitude was still light, not at all afraid that he was deceived by his agent and left alone with the investor.
Pei Yan frowned and leaned over to squeeze the boy in the corner. He gritted his teeth and asked: “Are you really not afraid of me?”
Fang Cheng looked back worriedly.
Qi Feng met Pei Yan’s deep and dark eyes, and sighed: “What can I do if I’m afraid or not? Anyway, no matter what I do, you’ll find me.”
This sentence sounded like giving up any resistance and letting him do whatever he wanted.
But he was also calm and composed after controlling the man’s urgent feelings for him.
No matter which way, Pei Yan felt that this was not the attitude that a small star should have towards the investor.
He was ignorant and disobedient.
Pei Yan couldn’t see through the boy’s thoughts and ordered the driver coldly and forcefully: “Go home.”
He emphasized slowly and sternly again: “Back, to, my, house.”
Qi Feng didn’t care: “Then please let my assistant go home and get me a set of clothes to change.”
Pei Yan refused: “Wear mine.”
—
This was the first time the boy sat in his bedroom with a clear mind.
He was thin and tender like a piece of crisp bamboo, with a clean mist after the rain, spotless and charming. His beautiful eyes looked around the room curiously, his pointed chin shining with the light of the afternoon sun, and a mole under his lips that drew attention.
He still remembered the touch of the boy’s skin and the softness of his thin lips.
The feeling of powerlessness that he couldn’t grasp in his heart made Pei Yan feel anxious.
He took out a cigarette from his suit pocket and bit it in his mouth, took out a lighter and lit it, and pretended to be calm and said: “I don’t know how this works, so you tell me what conditions you want.”
Qi Feng turned his head and looked out the window, hiding the self-mocking sadness in his eyes, “I also… don’t understand how this works.”
“Then I’ll decide.”
Pei Yan took the opportunity to sit down next to the boy and said in a low voice: “I’ll transfer money to you regularly. If you’re happy. I will send you gifts, invest in you, and you can come to me for whatever resources you want. You…”
Pei Yan held the burning cigarette in one hand and touched him with the other. “You have to be obedient, and while you’re with me, you’re not allowed to have sex with other men…”
Qi Feng seemed to be choked by the tobacco smell, he bent down and coughed non-stop, until his eyes were covered with a layer of mist.
Pei Yan frowned and was about to put out the cigarette, but he saw the boy look up at him, his reddened eyes with a smile that he couldn’t grasp, and asked him, “Does smoking this help relieve worries?”
Pei Yan raised his hand holding the cigarette in a daze, “Do you want to try?”
The boy really leaned over and bit the cigarette butt with his hand. His thin lips rubbed his rough fingertips with his body temperature, his soft and beautiful face rubbed against his palm, tickling him.
Pei Yan’s eyes were deep and profound, his fingertips stiff, and his body motionless.
The boy took a puff of his cigarette and coughed more violently, his reddened eyes mistier, his thin body almost bent over his legs and trembled from coughing, frail and pitiful, charming and lovely.
“Don’t smoke if you don’t know how.”
Pei Yan put out the cigarette and grabbed the boy into his strong arms.
He pressed his forehead against the boy’s, breathing cautiously, his deep eyes hiding a dangerous light.
Qi Feng struggled a bit: “What, what are you doing?”
Pei Yan pinched his chin, rubbing the mole with his fingertips, and asked hoarsely: “The terms, I just said them.”
Qi Feng stopped struggling and smiled: “I’m not feeling well today.”
“…I know.”
Pei Yan’s voice became darker. He could feel the boy’s nervous breathing, but he didn’t refuse him. He pressed the boy’s cool hair, carefully kissed the mole under his lips, and bit his thin lips.
Soft and moist, unforgettable.
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