In contrast to the joyous atmosphere at Qi Xingchen's place, Xu Changlin, Xu Sheng's father, looked at his son sitting on the bench in the City Detention Center of H City. He was so angry that his hands trembled and his face turned the color of pig liver.
"Tell me what you were thinking at that time, huh?
There were so many women, why couldn't you just pick one? Why did you have to bully an actress? "
Xu Sheng rested his elbows on his knees and dug his fingers deep into his hair.
The three-day detention made him lose a lot of weight and stubble grew out like bamboo shoots after the rain.
His voice was very hoarse. "I don't know. I drank a little that day. I didn't want to β¦ but I couldn't control myself!"
Looking at his son's hesitant look, Xu Changlin kicked him. "You can't control your dick, but you can control your mouth!
"I, I don't know. I don't know anything!"
Xu Sheng was kicked to the ground. He clutched his stomach and his face twisted in pain. "I just tried to rape her. Why did it become fraud? Why did it become a five-year sentence β¦"
He struggled to get up and hugged Xu Changlin's leg. "Dad, save me. I don't want to go to jail for five years. I don't want to!"
Attempted rape was convicted as rape, and the sentence was lighter than completed rape.
Xu Sheng's case was not bad. He was supposed to be sentenced to more than a year and suspended for half a year. His father could pull some strings and he wouldn't have to go to jail.
But for some reason, he was charged with financial fraud yesterday, and it was a huge financial fraud. His sentence suddenly became five years.
Even if he could get a reprieve, even if his father could use his connections, he would not be able to avoid going to jail.
When he got out of jail, he would have no place in the entertainment industry.
Looking at his son who was crying with snot and tears, Xu Changlin expected better from him. But in the end, he could not bear to kick him again. He said coldly, "Let go of your hand and stand up like a man."
Xu Sheng was afraid of his father's stern face since he was young. He wiped his tears and stood beside the bench helplessly.
Xu Changlin motioned for him to be quiet and dialed a string of numbers. "Chief Jiang, let's not beat around the bush. Can you tell me who wants to change Xiao Sheng's charges?"
"Didn't I say I can't tell you?
Brother, please don't make things difficult for me. It's already good enough for me to let you enter the detention center to see him. Don't make it difficult for me, okay? "
"Chief Jiang, I'm not making things difficult for you.
If I don't figure out the cause and effect, I don't even know how to reduce Xiao Sheng's sentence.
I've been friends with our mayor for so many years, and every year, I travel across several provinces to visit you. What do you think β¦ "
Xu Changlin was from another province, but because of business dealings, he had always had a good relationship with the higher-ups in H City.
In the end, Chief Jiang couldn't take it anymore and said hesitantly, "I definitely can't tell you who it is. Anyway, don't provoke that Qi guy in the future.
I have something to do here, so I'll hang up first β¦ "
With that, Chief Jiang quickly switched off his phone.
Xu Changlin held his phone and remained silent.
"Qi Xingchen β¦" Xu Sheng, who overheard the conversation, murmured, "There's only one person with the surname Qi in the crew β¦ It must be him, it must be Qi Xingchen!"
In order to leave early at night, Qi Xingchen was like a god of war during the day.
He filmed one scene after another, wiping his nose with a tissue from time to time.
When he finally finished his task, he rushed to the nanny van.
Old Qin was old, and it was easy for him to have high blood pressure if he stayed up late at night. He was sent back to the hotel to rest. Now, only he and An Ran were in the van.
An Ran looked worried, "Xing Xing, can you really drive for two hours by yourself?"
S City was not far from H City. If they drove on the highway, it would take them 40 minutes to get there by plane.
If they took public transport, they might run into the media, which was very troublesome.
Therefore, he decided to drive An Ran there by himself.
In the real world, he had driven the van used by acrobatic troupes to transport props.
The original owner also knew how to drive, so he was familiar with the car's buttons. "No problem, let me think about it."
"But you took cold medicine, will you be dizzy and lose focus?"
"β¦ You have the nerve to say that." Qi Xingchen felt like his heart was being stabbed by a knife. "You lied to me that ginger soup can drive away the cold. It's all pseudoscience, but I still caught a cold."
An Ran shrank her neck and went to buy coffee while he was complaining.
After drinking coffee, they set off. Three hours later, they arrived at the S City Stadium safely.
Afraid that someone would recognize his license plate number, Qi Xingchen parked the car in the corner and informed A Lun.
Ten minutes later, A Lun got into the car and said in surprise, "Wow, Xing Xing, you drove here by yourself. That's great!
The boss saved a parking space for you. You can drive to the staff area at the back. "
Qi Xingchen drove to the staff area according to his instructions and parked side by side with Bai Ye's van.
The music festival had been going on for half an hour, and there was still a long time before Bai Ye's performance.
Qi Xingchen was curious and asked tentatively, "Is Brother Ye preparing backstage?"
A Lun said, "Yes, I was just getting styled when I came out."
"Has he been busy in the afternoon?"
"The new album is in the final stage. You know him. If he is not satisfied, he will change it again. In the afternoon, he changed the plan twice with the post-production master β¦"
Speaking of this, A Lun understood Qi Xingchen's meaning. "Xing Xing, do you want to see the boss?"
Qi Xingchen said, "It's not necessary β¦"
"I have a work permit," A Lun got out of the car first. "I'll take you in."
Although he said no, Qi Xingchen's legs followed Ah Lun as he walked down the stairs. "Big Sister An Ran, you go in first. I'll look for you in a bit."
As they walked backstage, he asked A Lun not to tell Bai Ye that he drove here by himself.
A Lun nodded and then pushed open the door to Bai Ye's exclusive lounge. "Dang dang dang dang!
Hearing this, everyone turned to the door. Qi Xingchen's cheeks were hot from their stares.
His gaze automatically filtered and searched, and finally stopped in front of the makeup mirror.
It was the person he wanted to see the most.
"Come in," Bai Ye said, "A Lun, help Xing Xing find a stool."
Qi Xingchen walked behind Bai Ye, and A Lun dragged a stool over.
"Just arrived?" Bai Ye asked.
Qi Xingchen sat down and nodded.
Xiao Man looked at him from the makeup mirror and said, "Xing Xing, did you do your hair specially?
The stylist's skills are average. "
Qi Xingchen's cheeks were even hotter. Bai Ye said helplessly, "Xiao Man, he's shy. Don't tease him."
Hearing Bai Ye defend him in front of others, Qi Xingchen was happy for no reason. His hands slid on his knees and he tried to find a topic to talk about. "There are still three hours before your show."
"Almost there. How did you get here?"
"Old Qin drove," Qi Xingchen lied.
A Lun glanced at him faintly and almost choked to death.
In fact, Qi Xingchen said this to prevent Bai Ye from scolding him. After all, as an artist, driving for three hours at a high speed to watch a concert sounded very unreasonable.
Bai Ye did not suspect anything. After chatting for a while, Qi Xingchen was afraid of affecting everyone's work, so he got up and left.
When he found his seat, An Ran was already in the mood and watching with great interest.
Qi Xingchen was afraid of being recognized, so he put on his hoodie and whispered, "Sister An Ran, did you bring the things in?"
"Yes, I brought them according to your request. Don't worry."
An Ran was reliable. Qi Xingchen did not ask much and watched the performance seriously.
Although he came for Bai Ye, all the artists' performances should not be ignored.
Dong Cheng's program was arranged very well. There was almost no need to pee during the whole performance.
In the second half of the performance, he saw a familiar face.
It was Wei Qin who he had just seen last night.
However, he was an artist from Dong Cheng TV, so it was reasonable for him to appear here.
Qi Xingchen pretended to rub his nose and raised his hand to cover his face.
When he went to the front of the stage to interact with the audience, Wei Qin's eyes paused for a moment and then moved away. He did not know whether he saw him or not.
After Wei Qin, there were only two performances left for Bai Ye.
Qi Xingchen could not help but be excited in advance, "Sister An Ran, quickly take out the things!"
An Ran opened her bag and took out two banners, two dark blue light sticks β Bai Ye's support color was dark blue, a sticker, and two Mickey Mouse headbands.
Seeing the things in front, Qi Xingchen was very satisfied. When he saw the headband, he immediately showed a look of rejection, "I don't wear this."
"But there is no light at all. Brother Ye will not recognize you." An Ran curled her lips.
Qi Xingchen did not dare to be too ostentatious, so he did not make a light sign.
Every night sky had a light stick in their hand. It seemed that he was not easy to be seen here.
Qi Xingchen hesitated for a moment. An Ran saw this and persuaded, "You can only wear three songs. It's not embarrassing at all. It's okay."
Qi Xingchen reluctantly clipped the headband on his head.
An Ran tore off the smallest Bai Ye cartoon and stuck it on Qi Xingchen's left cheek while clutching her chest, saying, "I'm sorry, Qi Xingchen!
Damn, Xing Xing is too cute!
Such white and tender skin!
Put on the Mickey headband β¦
I'm going to vomit blood because of how cute he is!
Bai Ye, that big pig trotter, must treat my Xing Xing well, or I will not forgive you, sob sob sob!
Qi Xingchen did not know what An Ran was thinking. He focused on fiddling with the light sticks.
When the two were done, the host came out to announce the scene and the lights in the venue dimmed.
The whole venue immediately lit up with a sea of dark blue, as well as an overwhelming cheer β
Even though he had seen this scene countless times, Qi Xingchen still could not help but feel his blood boil.
He shouted with the rest of the night sky, "Bai Ye!
The host's voice was drowned in the waves of cheers. He was obviously shocked by the night sky. He laughed and teased, "Since everyone is so anxious, I won't tremble.
Next, let's welcome Bai β Ye β "
The prelude played, the lift slowly rose, and a beam of light hit the person in the center of the stage.
His white shirt, black pants, and bangs were blown into a one-sided comma shape.
With his side facing the audience, he made the first dance move β
The style was clean and neat, with his unique performance and strong stage control, as if to tell the audience: From this moment on, the stage is taken over by me.
All the night sky, including the passers-by who had not seen Bai Ye live, went crazy!
Qi Xingchen's eardrums were almost torn by the screams!
While enduring the screams of the groundhog, he stared at Bai Ye's performance without blinking.
Thirty seconds later, he unfortunately did not hold back and sang and screamed:
Don't give up ah ah ah ah ah because I'm still here!!!! "
An Ran was even more excited than him. Relying on the fact that a girl's voice was sharper than a boy's, she sang even louder!
For a moment, the two of them were competing with each other, as if whoever had the loudest voice would be the best night sky singer of the night!
After two dance songs, the third song was finally changed to a lyrical song. Qi Xingchen and An Ran could finally stop.
Both of them reached for the water bottle.
Qi Xingchen said gentlemanly, "This bottle is for you."
"What?" An Ran's voice was hoarse. "Your voice is broken, I don't understand!"
Qi Xingchen rubbed his throat and turned around to open another bottle of water.
The girl in the back saw half of his face and wondered, "Hey, are you that β¦ what's your name again β¦"
He pretended not to hear and immediately turned around.
At this time, Bai Ye had already walked to the front row to interact with the audience. Qi Xingchen thought to himself, 'Will Bai Ye come here?'
He took out his phone and wanted to record a video as a memento.
Then, he saw the person in the camera walk over and stop in front of him. He half-squatted down and waved to the audience in the front row.
When the video reached his seat, Bai Ye could not help but laugh.
"Ah ah ah ah ah, brother is laughing!
Brother is actually laughing! "
"Brother is taking my life with his laughter ah ah ah ah ah, I'm going to die!!"
"Son, please look at me!!
Mommy has been waiting for you for a long time! "
"Hubby, I won't allow you to laugh at other women β not even men!"
Suddenly, Qi Xingchen was enveloped in a sea of cries and howls. He was embarrassed and angry.
He could guess why Bai Ye was laughing β Bai Ye saw his Mickey Mouse headband.
He had said earlier that he would not wear this stupid thing!
I'm so angry, so angry, so angry!
He angrily took off the headband and put away his phone, but his mouth did not stop singing.
After the lyrical song, Bai Ye's performance ended. The audience shouted, "Encore!
This was not Bai Ye's solo concert. The next singer soon went on stage, and Bai Ye could not return.
Qi Xingchen wanted to run away, but A Lun called. "Xing Xing, come to the parking lot in ten minutes."
"Okay!" He immediately ran over with An Ran.
Bai Ye's car lights were on, and he got in with ease.
Bai Ye did not remove his makeup and was still wearing the white shirt on stage. He glanced at him.
Qi Xingchen's soul was almost stolen away.
After a moment, Bai Ye said, "Only the two of you?"
Qi Xingchen paused. "That's right."
"What's wrong with your voice? Where's the driver?"
β¦ He had forgotten about that!
It was said that people could not lie, and a lie required countless lies to cover it up. Qi Xingchen pretended to be enlightened. "Oh, Uncle Qin said he was hungry, so I asked him to go eat first.
My voice was just shouting, and I'll be fine after drinking some water. "
"β¦" Bai Ye believed him for now and threw him a bottle of water.
Yesterday, Qi Xingchen promised to treat him to supper, and he had already chosen a restaurant before coming. He turned on the GPS and handed it to the driver.
The driver drove according to the GPS. On the way, Bai Ye noticed that something seemed to be missing from his head. Puzzled, he asked, "Where are the Mickey Mouse ears?"
Qi Xingchen was about to say, "Throw them away," but Bai Ye continued, "You look cute wearing them."
He said cute β¦ Qi Xingchen quietly put his hand into his backpack.
Two minutes later, Bai Ye saw the Mickey Mouse headband reappear on the little fan's head through the rearview mirror.
She wore it until the supper was over.
Unfortunately, this meal was completely different from what Qi Xingchen had imagined.
He thought it would be private, just for the two of them, the kind where they could talk about their feelings about the performance alone and flatter each other.
The reality was the opposite.
There were so many staff members in Bai Ye's car, so it was impossible for him not to call them, right?
An Ran was also here, so it was impossible for him to starve An Ran, right?
Moreover, everyone was hungry after a busy night, so they did not have time to be polite with him.
Therefore, the supper for two became several supper for two people.
There was no place to express his feelings about the performance, no place to flatter, so he kept it all in his heart.
Bai Ye thought he was tired and thought that the little fan had to film tomorrow, so he stopped everyone. "Okay, stop fooling around. Pack up and go back to the hotel.
Xing Xing, do you want the driver to pick you up, or do you want me to send you back to the parking lot? "
"You can give me a ride." Qi Xingchen was not in the mood to think too much. "Leave me nearby and we'll go there ourselves."
Bai Ye could not really do that, so he sent him directly to the parking lot of the stadium.
However, strangely, the driver who went to "eat" did not come back, and the driver's seat of the little fan's Buick was empty.
Bai Ye frowned and said, "Where did the driver go? Tell me the truth."
"β¦ Maybe he's sleeping in the back seat. I'll go up and wake him up."
The little fan's eyes were wandering as he spoke. Bai Ye immediately saw that something was wrong with him and asked A Lun, "When you picked him up, was the driver in the car?"
"β¦ F * ck, I'm going crazy!
I don't want to hold it in anymore. "A Lun was scratching his heart and liver." There's no driver!
Xing Xing drove here himself! "
A small star who had just debuted drove for two to three hours under the risk of being recognized when he had a shooting task.
Just to listen to him sing three songs.
Bai Ye's heart softened, and his tone was unquestionable. "It's too late now, it's not safe for you to drive back.
Stay here for the night, and I'll ask someone to send you back tomorrow morning. "
"No!" Qi Xingchen quickly refused. "There are many scenes tomorrow!"
"I'll call Director Shang and ask for leave."
Before he could finish his sentence, Qi Xingchen's voice stopped abruptly. Bai Ye lowered his head, bent his index finger, and gently tapped Qi Xingchen's forehead.
"Listen to me." Bai Ye's voice was low and gentle. "If you stay, I'll give you exclusive fan benefits."
A fan benefit that was exclusive to him β¦ It sounded very special and very tempting.
Qi Xingchen was successfully bewitched and asked eagerly, "What benefits?"
"Tonight, you'll stay in the other room of my suite."