The male voice from the receiver pulled Sheng Xing Ze back from his daze state. He took the phone away from his ear and looked at it in front of him, Yu Bai's name appeared on it.\n
"Can you hear me?" Yu Bai asked over the phone, his voice was not as impatient as it was before.
"I might have to trouble Film Emperor Yu to wait a little longer for me, there's something I have to do," Sheng Xing Ze hung up the call right when he said that, ignoring Yu Bai's angry words spouting out from the other line.
"What's wrong?"
He put the phone back into his pocket, then he walked forward and crouched down in front of the little makeup artist as he asked softly. He had a good impression of the little girl, she had a great professionalism in her work at such a young age, even Meng Xia praised that she was born to work in this profession. In addition, the little makeup artist grew up to be quite pretty and she always greeted everyone with a smile, and everyone on the set really liked her. Sheng Xing Ze had not seen her crying like this.
The little makeup artist did not expect someone to come back here at this late hour. She stared at Sheng Xing Ze with red eyes and did not say anything, as if all the sobbing earlier was not coming from her.
Sheng Xing Ze sat down next to her and gave her a soothing smile, "If you don't mind, you can tell me about it, my lips are quite tightened," he exaggerated with a zipping gesture across his lips as he blinked his eyes at the little makeup artist cutely.
The little makeup artist could not help but laugh a little, due to her bad mood, this smile was quite not that pretty; as if she had thought about something, her aura once again got all gloomy.
Sheng Xing Ze did not urge her to speak, instead he helped her to sit on the sofa and went back to where she was at before to clean up the tissue balls she created on the floor, then he quietly accompanied her by her side, letting her adjust her emotion.
When she saw Sheng Xing Ze start cleaning up the mess she made, the little makeup artist tried to stop him but she was being led to sit back down on the sofa by Sheng Xing Ze; seeing that Sheng Xing Ze got busy because of her, she could tell the other had never once touch the broom by the look of his non-callus hands, there was a stream of warmth spreading throughout her heart. The tears she tried so hard to hold in, now once again pouring out nonstop.
Facing Sheng Xing Ze's gentleness, she unknowingly put down her guard and slowly opened her mouth.
"I have a younger brother who is still in high school, his name is Wu Lu."
The little makeup artist named Wu You, younger brother named Wu Lu, Sheng Xing Ze could really feel their parents' desire for their kids to live a happy life just from their names. [1]
"Some time ago, Wu Lu got into an argument with my parents and ran away from home. We thought that it was just one of his rebellious stage, but we didn't think he has not come back until now."
"We've tried all means to look for him, but we still haven't found him, my parents are about to go insane. He is Brother Yu's fan, so when I saw his name on the list of selected fans coming to visit the set from Sister Tao, I'm sure that he will definitely come here tomorrow. I'm afraid that he doesn't want to go home with me, that means I will not be able to see him anymore. He's still a kid, how he can survive out there."
The little girl's nasal voice became vivid word after word, she had to stop intermittently between each line to finish talking, and finally she started sobbing uncontrollably.
Sheng Xing Ze sat quietly next to her, from time to time feeding her tissue paper to wipe her tears, he even put a trash can next to him to collect all the used tissues.
Even though Wu You did not explain in detail, Sheng Xing Ze could somewhat guess the situation from her vague description.
Their family's conditions were not as good as others, the parents tried to save a lot for Wu Lu to be able to go to school, even the older sister started working at an early age so the younger brother can have a bright future. Just like this, the teenager became the hope of the family; however, the teenager only focused on chasing after his idol, using his parents and sister's hard-earned money to buy merchandise and products by his idol; he also sneaked out of school to go the airport to see his idol, but he got caught on the spot.
The father was so angry that he wanted to beat him right on the spot, instead he dragged him back home by the ears and scolded the boy's head off. The mother sat on the side wiping her tears silently, with disappointment in her eyes.
However, Wu Lu did not repent for his wrong doings, he also threatened to run away from home. His father got so angry that he said a few words out of spite, who knew Wu Lu really did it. He only took his backpack without bringing any money and left the house, still had not returned until now.
The parents had always been feeling sorry toward the older sister, she gave up her own education so her brother could have this opportunity, yet the younger brother did not understand this sacrifice, as parents, they could not let go of this guilt.
Wu Lu had been the hope of the whole family for so long, then he suddenly broke the balance in the family; every day his mother washed her face with tears and her not-so-well body was getting thinner by days. The father regretted what he said, resented himself when facing his wife's accusation.
Sheng Xing Ze decided to help this family. Since he decided to become the best mediator in the entertainment industry, how could he ignore a family conflict?
Moreover, Wu You was sure that Wu Lu would come to the set tomorrow for a fan visit. As long as he could meet Wu Lu in person, Sheng Xing Ze was confident that he could persuade Wu Lu to go home, unless he was a really cold-hearted and cold-blooded person, who does not care about his parents and sister at all; that kind of person would be just a scourge in this society.
"Then, if you see your brother tomorrow, don't let him see you, just quietly let me know, I will help you to persuade him, I'll make sure to complete the task." Sheng Xing Ze said after some thinking.
Probably because she had told Sheng Xing Ze the biggest concern on her mind, coupled with Sheng Xing Ze's confident expression, Wu You now was completely trusted in him. Knowing her brother, she worriedly said, "Wu Lu is a cautious kid, he won't listen to you easily."
Sheng Xing Ze smiled mysteriously, "We have Film Emperor Yu, what kind of fan will give up a chance meeting their idol upclose?"
"But on Brother Yu's side..." Wu You was still worried, Sheng Xing Ze smiled at her, "I'll figure something out, you just have to take your brother home tomorrow."
The little makeup artist was a little confused at his smile but she nodded her head anyway.
On the other side, Yu Bai got hung up by Sheng Xing Ze for no reason, he felt somewhat annoyed sitting on the sofa in his suite. Since he met Sheng Xing Ze, the other had successfully broken Yu Bai's precedents one after another, Sheng Xing Ze was the first person who dared to hang up the call on him.
He sat on the sofa reading the script by himself for quite some time, Yu Bai picked up his phone and looked at the time, and it had just only been ten minutes. As long as Su Jin Mu appeared in the script, he would unconsciously think of Sheng Xing Ze hanging up the call on him, did something happen to him? Yu Bai thought.
Knowing that there was no way he could continue reading the script in peace, he made several phone calls to Sheng Xing Ze, but all attempts were in vain, and the other did not reply to his WeChat message. Yu Bai put on his outdoor clothes and headed to the elevator to go to the ninth floor.
Sheng Xing Ze and Mi He Qiu stayed in a small two-room suite. When Yu Bai rang the doorbell a few times, only Mi He Qiu who was still coughing accompanied with a running nose greeted him.
"Brother Sheng went out a long time ago, I think he went to the set," Mi He Qiu sniffled, dejectedly thinking that he made such disgusting gesture in front of his idol, he really wanted to dig up a hole to hide himself, hoping that Yu Bai can leave quickly.
Yu Bai seemed to be reading his thoughts, only told him to take care and left.
When Yu Bai's elevator reached the hotel lobby level and immediately he met Sheng Xing Ze and Wu You face to face. The little girl's eyes were still red, she looked like she had just cried her eyes out. Yu Bai did not need to say anything when Sheng Xing Ze started the conversation.
"I still need to practice the lines with Film Emperor Yu, don't worry, Wu Lu will be okay," he lowered his head to say that to Wu You. When Wu You saw Yu Bai, she gently called "Brother Yu" then she waved and said goodbye to the two men before entering another elevator to head up.
Sheng Xing Ze knew that Yu Bai must have a lot of questions by now, he just waved the script in his hand, gesturing for the two of them to return to Yu Bai's suite.
Today, Sheng Xing Ze was going to ask the other for his help, so he was extremely attentive to Yu Bai.
"Your luck with women is not so bad."
Yu Bai leaned against the door of the kitchen, speaking those words with a tint of sourness that he did not notice. The young man knew that he was very uncomfortable yet the other was still getting busy around the kitchen for some time. Yu Bai finally let out those words after being annoyed all night.
Sheng Xing Ze brought the midnight snack out onto the dining table, pretending not to hear the older man's sarcasm; he smiled brightly and pulled a chair out for Yu Bai.
"Film Emperor Yu, please have a seat."
Yu Bai sat down on the other chair opposite from Sheng Xing Ze, the younger man gave him a weird look before he sat down himself, "weirdo."
"Hurry and say it," Yu Bai touched the goosebumps running across his arm from the stare Sheng Xing Ze gave him earlier while he said viciously.
Sheng Xing Ze instantly withdrew the expression on his face and briefed Yu Bai on the situation of the little makeup artist's family. The atmosphere became dignified for a while.
"Are you sure you can persuade that child?" Yu Bai frowned.
"Of course," in contrast to his thinking, Sheng Xing Ze's face brightened up, "I was able to win the director over, how can a child hitting his puberty can be any difficult?"
He leaned his whole body forward, a pair of clear big eyes looked at Yu Bai innocently, "I just don't know if Film Emperor Yu is willing to assist me in this task."