Sheng Xing Ze just wanted to ask Yu Bai to sign an autograph for the kid, but who would have known that after hearing the Wu's siblings problem, Yu Bai offered to help.\n
Although Sheng Xing Ze did not know what made Yu Bai willing to help someone out on his own, it was better to have the man sitting here, which made it easier for Sheng Xing Ze to take Wu Lu here.
Yu Bai was being very cooperative, every small request from Wu Lu he accepted it warmly. Even though his idol always had a smile on his face, Wu Lu did not dare to trouble his idol too much, and only requested for an autograph and a picture together.
During this whole time, Sheng Xing Ze did not say anything and just looked at the two of them, smiling like a kind father.
Wu Lu felt quite satisfied with the picture and the autograph from Yu Bai, but the two people in front did not seem to want him to leave. He covered Yu Bai's autograph and stared cautiously at Sheng Xing Ze sitting opposite of him, afraid that Sheng Xing Ze would steal the autograph from him.
"If I want to harm you, you would've been sold many times by now," this child's thoughts were written all over his face, Sheng Xing Ze could've guessed his thought in just one glance; he leaned his whole body on the sofa to find a more comfortable position.
Wu Lu blushed and carefully put the autograph back into his backpack, sitting on the sofa and staring at the hot cocoa in front of him in a daze.
"Shall we talk?" Sheng Xing Ze tried to soften his voice as much as possible. A magical voice that could calm one down, let one feeling relax when hearing it; even Yu Bai who only came here out of curiosity also could not help but focus his eyes on the talking man. Just like when he was acting, Sheng Xing Ze seemed to have radiated a light that made him unable to move his eyes.
"Why did you run away from home?" Sheng Xing Ze leaned onto the table, shortening the distance between him and Wu Lu.
Wu Lu hugged his backpack tightly and kept his head down without talking. The wrinkles forming on his backpack showed his nervousness as of now.
"Look at me!"
Seeing Wu Lu had never once looked at him, Sheng Xing Ze had no way to work his ability, so his voice suddenly became stern. Wu Lu got frightened and looked up instinctively, facing a pair of dark bottomless eyes, there seemed to be a strong tornado sucking him inside.
He felt himself immersed in these eyes, Wu Lu's brain gradually stopped functioning, and pictures in the past flipped through his memories like a movie show.
That's right, why did I run away from home; mom, dad and sister are so good to me, everything at home is really good.
With that thought, Wu Lu began to doubt himself.
"Why did you run away from home?" Feeling Wu Lu did not resist like before, Sheng Xing Ze asked again. His voice was still very soft, as if the one speaking in such a stern voice before was not him.
"I..." Wu Lu opened his mouth to say something, then again his eyes met with Sheng Xing Ze's eyes, the excuses he had thought up were hanging at his lips as droplets of tears began to fall down.
"Your parents and sister are very worried about you."
The boy in front of him was obviously shaken, Sheng Xing Ze looked in his eyes, the black swirling pupils pulled Wu Lu in until he felt that Wu Lu was ready to open up; then Sheng Xing Ze slowly retreated his ability.
The boy looked like he had just awakened from a dream, freezing for a moment before lowering his head and whispered.
"I can't go home."
"Can you tell me why?" Sheng Xing Ze could see Wu You sitting in the back lift up her head, trying to have a better hearing of what her brother was about to say.
The boy got silent for some time, then he started to speak in a trembling voice, "My sister's been very good at studying, but in order for me to have my education, she gave up on studying at the famous university that she has always wanted to attend; she was really happy when she got the acceptance letter, but now it was just a piece of scratch paper!"
Wu Lu cried with snot and tears all over his face, Sheng Xing Ze hurriedly handed him a piece of napkin when the boy was about to use his jacket's cuff to wipe them.
"My parents lied to me that she went out to study, and all the family's money was spent on me, but I'm not really good at learning. I want to make some money to help out my family financially, I want to help my sister to go back to school; she would definitely make it through school better than me."
Wu Lu sniffled as his fingers unintentionally fiddled with the slack of the clothes, yet his head never once raised up.
"Knowing your family's situation, why did you buy so many collections and merchandise?" Yu Bai did not mean to scare Wu Lu, but he was born with a stern and strict voice, even though he tried to make it sound soft, it still came out as irritated.
Wu Lu glanced timidly at his idol and quickly moved his eyes to look down at his hands, just like any other fans, when facing his idol, he was always nervous and speechless, which caused his head to lower even deeper.
Yu Bai wanted to say something, but Sheng Xing Ze pressed his hand on the older man's mouth signaling him to shut up, and mercilessly told him to sit on the other side.
"Why did you buy so many collections and merchandises?" The same question was asked by Sheng Xing Ze, but Wu Lu did not feel threatening like before.
"I...I resell them." Wu Lu's voice was low like the sound of a mosquito flying by, obviously he was embarrassed to say these words.
"Is that your running away from home fund?" Sheng Xing Ze's voice got playfully threatened.
Wu Lu glared back at him with no deterrence; although it was the fact, the word "running away from home" always had a pungent taste for the teenagers.
Sheng Xing Ze did not intend to continue to tease the child on this matter. He reached out and touched Wu Lu's head, "Your mom is sick. Go home and see her."
Wu Lu raised his head in shock, Sheng Xing Ze used his ability on the boy one last time, he could easily see Wu Lu's guilt and sadness overwhelming the boy one second after another.
Just when the boy opened his mouth to continue to say something, Wu You ran out from the next booth and hugged Wu Lu tightly, choking on her own tears as she uttered, "I'm not unhappy, I'm really satisfied with my job now."
Wu Lu did not expect to see his sister here, all of the emotions in him immediately poured out at this moment, both sister and brother cried as they laughed their hearts out.
Sheng Xing Ze felt that it was time for him to leave the two siblings alone, and dragged the unwilling to leave Yu Bai out of the cafe with him.
Once they were outside, through the shiny glass window of the coffee shop, he looked back at the siblings who smiled brightly while wiping each other's tears, "Children are easy to coax."
Yu Bai could not help but ruffle the younger man's hair, and said in a low tone, "You're not that much older."
Sheng Xing Ze got speechless for the first time, he had completely forgotten that he was still a "little child" of less than twenty years old.
This was also Yu Bai's first time winning against the young man at battle of words; the smile on his lips had not died down for a long while.
When Wu You had cried and hugged her brother enough, she realized Sheng Xing Ze and Yu Bai were long gone. The siblings looked carefully into the distance and found the shadows of the two handsome men, their backs still dazzling even if they were far away.
Watching the two of them walking side by side as they were talking and laughing. Wu You's crying face blossomed with a big smile, and Wu Lu in her arms puzzledly looked at her, Wu You touched Wu Lu's head.
"I'm thinking, what kind of girl can be a good match for Brother Sheng..."
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The two people who have been walking far away were not as harmonious as Wu You imagined.
"Are you going to sleep over tonight?"
Sheng Xing Ze smiled brightly, "I did not expect to hear these inviting words from Film Emperor Yu."
Only now Yu Bai realized how ambiguous his choice of words sounded to others, feeling completely annoyed.
Last night, Yu Bai let Sheng Xing Ze stay over at his place, Yuan Yuan was being arranged to work at another location by him and was temporarily not at the set. Tao Yi Ning obviously could not stay in the same room with him because she is a woman. Yu Bai used the excuse of Mi He Qiu being sick and everywhere in Sheng Xing Ze's suite is filled with germs; now was a very sensitive time for the filming crew and any actor could not get sick, so he forced Sheng Xing Ze to sleep over at the other room in his suite.
Sheng Xing Ze did not care where he slept, when Yu Bai asked him to sleep over, he did not refuse.
"Mi He Qiu's cold is getting better, I don't want to bother you."
"Germs are still lingering in the room," Yu Bai frowned and came out with an unfounded reason.
Sheng Xing Ze tilted his head to look at the other man, the corners of his lips slightly curved up. Yu Bai felt uncomfortable being looked at like that, pretending to stare back in a vicious manner, "What looking at me!"
"Film Emperor Yu," Sheng Xing Ze spoke each word slowly, donning a mischievous look, "Are you afraid of sleeping alone?"
It was like someone had finally found out his little secret, Yu Bai's body suddenly straightened up; of course he was not afraid of sleeping by himself, but he could not understand why he wanted Sheng Xing Ze to stay with him. The presence of Sheng Xing Ze would make him feel that his little bunny was going to be taken away any time, but there was a voice in his heart telling him to make the other stay.
Perhaps he was afraid that Sheng Xing Ze would catch a cold.
Yu Bai said what was on his mind, "I'm afraid that you'll catch a cold and prolong the filming process, I still want to go home for the New Year."
Sheng Xing Ze glanced at him with a smile, "Since Film Emperor Yu cares so much about me, then it's only right for me to comply, right?"
"Who cares about you?" Yu Bai mumbled angrily, Sheng Xing Ze poked Yu Bai's chest with an ambiguous expression, "I think it may be this place here particularly concerned about me."
Yu Bai stopped the other's finger from poking as his ears started to get red, he hurried his steps to walk away from this embarrassment.
"Ah Film Emperor Yu, have you considered sleeping over at my place, the bed in my room is very soft," Sheng Xing Ze did not chase after the other man, but shouted loudly in the other's direction, laughing arrogantly.