Fifth Master Lu had a slender body. He seemed to be at least 1.9 meters tall. Although Ji Lin was also tall, he was still half a head shorter. Both his height and imposing manner were all firmly suppressed down by the man with the tall and handsome man. In fact, he didn’t have the upper hand at all.
However, Siyu looked at Ji Lin’s young unwavering face that already had a faint manly feature. She faintly sighed. Silly child, the one you’re up against is a great demon king that could cover the sky with a hand. When he goes crazy, who knows what he will do to you…..
Therefore, she gave up the idea of pushing Fifth Master Lu away. After pondering for a few seconds, she took the initiative to hold the man’s wrist. When their skin touched, the coolness of Siyu’s body that was transmitted through her fingertip made Fifth Master Lu delightfully narrow his eyes.
Siyu didn’t see his expression and hopelessly said in a small voice, “It’s my fault. I admit it and I’ll reflect on it. Fifth Master, you[formal] can punish me however you want.”
After saying so, a conflicted expression flashed across her face, “Even, for a longer duration…..” Last time, Fifth Master Lu only made her sit for fifteen minutes before he let her go. Siyu felt that it might not be so easy this time.
As an ordinary citizen, Siyu had always been able to adapt. Who told her to create such a huge monster like the Lu family. Now, she could only gnash her teeth and swallow the blood.
Perhaps, it was because Ji Lin said “she ran all the way back”, or perhaps it was because Siyu’s pleading manner was too sensible. When Fifth Master Lu heard the soft and sweet voice by his ear, the viciousness in his heart suddenly dissipated a bit. This time of the year has always been the most difficult time to bear for people with a physique like him. In the past, he usually relied on collecting a pile of things with Yin energy to barely pass through. Now, after he found a person like Siyu, Fifth Master Lu naturally didn’t need to go to such trouble nor bear with it. However, when he sent someone to find Siyu, he learned that the little girl left the city behind his back without saying a word.
At that time, Siyu had agreed and said that she would obediently stay in Jiang City. The next moment, she had forgotten and put it in the back of her mind. This was the first time Fifth Master Lu saw a person who had the audacity to feign compliance towards him. Therefore, by the time he responded, he had already chased her all the way here.
…… It seemed that he hadn’t been so impulsive for a long time. While Fifth Master Lu was feeling baffled with his own abnormality, he received a report from his subordinates that said that they couldn’t find Siyu in the hotel. This kind of subtle feeling where things were deviating from his control made him instinctively felt a little irritated.
He extremely disliked when things were getting out of his control, whether it’s a person or a matter. At first, he did indeed already think about how to teach this audacious little girl a lesson. However, who expected that Siyu was too sensible. He hadn’t even expressed his fury yet and she had admitted her mistake first.
Forget it…. He will forgive her this one time.
Fifth Master Lu flipped his hand to hold Siyu’s small hand without batting an eye and led her to the resting area. Ji Lin hastily kept up with them. But then he saw Fifth Master Lu suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned around to shoot a glance at him.
“Were you with him just now?” Fifth Master Lu asked Siyu.
Siyu intuitively knew that if she told the truth, the result would be far from good. Without batting an eye, she replied: “No, we ran into each other on the street!”
“En.” Fifth Master Lu nodded, yet it wasn’t clear whether he believed it or not. He played it down as he said, “Since that’s the case, he doesn’t have any business here. You guys send him back.”
“Hey, wait a minute!” The black-clothed bodyguards who were silently standing at the side immediately gathered around after they received the order. They seemed to politely press Ji Lin’s shoulder and took him to the elevator. In the end, Ji Lin’s only a boy who had just come of age. Where would he ever receive this kind of treatment? In his voice, there was inevitably a hint of panic.
“Ji Lin, you go up first. You have to be on- set early tomorrow morning. You should go back and rest.” Siyu used her eyes to reassure Ji Lin and shook her head to signal that she’s okay. “Be good. Jie is an adult, how could I be eaten by others?”
She intentionally emphasized the word “jie”. Sure enough, once Ji Lin heard it, he immediately quieted down. Although he was still very anxious, at least he didn’t disobey Siyu’s words. He was led into the lift while continuously looking back.
After seeing the silly boy off, Siyu sighed a breath of relief. Yet when she turned around, she immediately met Fifth Master Lu’s smile-and-yet-not-smile pair of eyes, “Are you really not afraid of being eaten?”
Siyu: “J-just kidding….”
Fifth Master Lu looked at her, pulled her to the sofa, and made her sit down next to him. Then, out of nowhere, he pulled out a silk handkerchief and softly wiped the bloodstain from Siyu’s mouth. After that, he said, “Open your mouth.”
Siyu failed to understand, so she cautiously stared at him without daring to move. Her expression looked exactly like a startled rabbit. However, Fifth Master Lu didn’t care. After he threw the bloodied handkerchief to a subordinate, he signaled his subordinate to fetch a small porcelain bottle and poured out a pill as big as a fingernail. He pinched it hard, divided it into two parts, and said indifferently, “I’m not at the point to feed you personally.”
Siyu thought about it and agreed, thus she took half of the pill and swallowed it. When the pill dissolved in her mouth, it didn’t have the bitterness that she had imagined. Instead, it had a hint of sweetness and tasted more like a custom-made candy.
“What is this?” Without Ji Lin as a “barrier”, Siyu began to feel unwell again. However, she didn’t dare to move right now and just grasped onto her skirt restlessly.
“Your medicine.” Fifth Master Lu didn’t intend to tell her the slightest bit.
Siyu: “……” Isn’t that obvious?!
“I’m only here on a temporary trip. I still need to return to Jiang City tomorrow. Let’s drop this matter here. If there’s a next time….” Fifth Master Lu stopped meaningfully.
Siyu immediately vouched and promised, “There won’t be a next time, there won’t be a next time!”
Fifth Master Lu liked her sensible manner. Even to the extent that he began to feel that even if Siyu didn’t have a special body that’s able to relieve his heat, based on this well-behaved nature, it wouldn’t be bad to keep her by his side.
“I’ll leave someone for you. If you need anything, just go directly to them. You could also look for Xingzhou.” Fifth Master Lu paused and slowly stroked Siyu’s long hair with the hand that was holding the beads. He made this move with great difficulty. Siyu felt that it was like he was stroking a cat.
Siyu responded glibly.
“This time you’re punished to sit for half an hour.” Fifth Master Lu’s tone changed and unexpectedly brought up an old matter. Siyu thought the storm had passed and was thinking of a way to persuade him to let her go back to her room early. When she unexpectedly heard this sentence, her smile immediately froze.
As if on purpose, Fifth Master Lu unhurriedly asked, “You don’t have any objections, right?”
Siyu swallowed her anger, “….. Nope.” She didn’t dare to!
Fifth Master Lu saw her cheeks that puffed up unconsciously. She looked like a pufferfish that was clearly angry yet didn’t dare to make a sound. He was in a good mood, the corner of his mouth rising.
Siyu originally thought that this half-hour would be hard to bear. However, who knew what the raw materials of the pill that Fifth Master Lu gave her just now were, within a few minutes, she began to feel drowsy. This feeling of tiredness was irresistible. Siyu hardly struggled before her head fell onto Fifth Master Lu’s shoulder in deep sleep.
Her falling asleep just went in accordance with Fifth Master Lu’s intention. He stretched his hand and scooped the little girl into his embrace. The comfortable chill slowly seeped in. Even though Fifth Master Lu’s self-control was formidable, he couldn’t help sighing.
The pill just now was specially used to nurse the body and it was truly difficult to find. However, for the Lu family, it was only a matter of spending more energy. It’s just that this medicine would make people drowsy after consumption.
“It’s advantageous for you.” During her dream, Siyu faintly sensed that someone had tapped her forehead. Because of the painful illness, her sleep was usually very light so she was easily woken up. However, this time she slept more soundly than ever. She could sense that someone seemed to pick her up, but she was too lazy to open her eyes. She arched her body to find a comfortable position and then she fell asleep again.
Before losing her consciousness, she could only remember the light sandalwood scent hovering around her and a low voice that entered her ears saying “silly rabbit”.
……..
While Siyu was dreaming to her heart’s content, the Jiang City’s Ji family wasn’t very peaceful.
The madam of the Ji family, Duan Rulan, sat by herself in her bedroom. She was browsing through the photos that were sent directly to her phone before. The more she saw, the gloomier her expression became. Finally, she snapped her phone shut, her chest heaving up and down violently.
Ji Lin, he…. How could he still mingle around with that money-losing commodity, Zhou Siyu?
Duan Rulan immediately called Siyu’s prior model company and asked why they still hadn’t got rid of Siyu. The reply that they gave made Duan Rulan even angrier.
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“Signed with Huanyi? How did she achieve it…..” Duan Rulan couldn’t believe it. She thought that with Siyu’s “qualifications”, how could Huanyi take a fancy to her? It’s not like that place is the garbage collection place!
The person who sent the message said Siyu would be shooting the same movie with Ji Lin next. In addition, the person also said that it was because of Ji Lin extreme support that Siyu could get the role….. The more Duan Rulan thought, the more she felt that something was amiss. She still could somewhat understand this biological son of hers. Ji Lin was a person who is outwardly warm and inwardly cold. If he didn’t care about the person, he absolutely would never do something such as helping someone to obtain a role!
Could it be that Ji Lin found about those matters?
Duan Rulan took a breath. First, she sent someone to investigate who it was that sent the message to her. Then, she made a phone call to the Ji family’s company.
Because young master Ji had entered the entertainment circle, the Ji Corporation had to protect him. The Ji family had invested in many of the films and other things that Ji Lin had participated in. Duan Rulan asked the management personnel over there, and as expected the Ji family also had an investment in this 《Qing Guo》 film by Director Liang. The amount was large and they were one of the largest sponsors.
“That’s good. You go tell the crew to replace Zhou Siyu’s role.” Duan Rulan said coldly, “I don’t care who replaces her. In any case, Zhou Siyu cannot appear in front of my son. Otherwise, they could just wait for us to withdraw the investment! Do you understand?”