Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 261 - 262 Teasing You

Chapter 261: Chapter 262 Teasing You

When the director yelled "That’s a wrap" that evening, He Jinxia felt a profound sense of gratitude, experiencing for the first time a feeling of relaxation as if to say, "Finally, I don’t have to serve—oh spit, don’t have to act anymore."

Being a parent is not easy, and raising a child is even more difficult. After an afternoon of trials and tribulations, He Jinxia’s admiration for Mrs. He grew immensely, thinking that from now on she would be even nicer to her mother.

Only after becoming a parent can one perhaps understand the difficulties their own parents faced before.

Meanwhile, in a high-class club in Imperial City, a joyful banquet was taking place that was, for someone, utterly startling.

"Don’t be shy, order whatever you want!" Mrs. He said warmly to Luo You, who sat opposite her on a mahogany chair.

Luo You snapped back to reality, quickly lowered his head, and shifted his gaze away from Sheng Yan. His heart skipped a beat, his mind somewhat dazed. How could Sheng Yan be here?

Oh, that’s right. That afternoon he had taken Mrs. He to Dongting Lake Garden, helped her move some items upstairs, and then went to the company to sort out He Jinxia’s upcoming press releases.

After finishing up and seeing that it was getting late, motivated by the desire to take care of an elder and to reassure his artist, Luo You went to Dongting Lake Garden to find Mrs. He, thinking of dining out with her. If convenient, he thought he might also invite the rest of the team so everyone could get acquainted.

Luo You was dialing a number while pressing the doorbell. The moment the call connected, the door also opened. The sudden appearance of the person in front of him made his eyes bulge, and his phone nearly slipped from his grip, colliding with the floor with a "bang dong dong" sound.

This noise seemed to snap Luo You back to his senses. His body, which had been frozen in shock, fully revived, and his heart started beating even faster than before.

Sheng, Sheng Yan... How could he be here?!

"Who’s here?"

Mrs. He’s voice carried from nearby, and she quickly appeared in front of Luo You, smiling faintly at him, "Perfect timing, I was just about to call you out for dinner. Since you’re here, let’s go out and eat together!"

Luo You stood there completely flustered, watching Sheng Yan greet Mrs. He with ease, helping her with her things, inexplicably feeling a sense of "Aunt He’s son."

Moving forward a few steps like a puppet on strings, it was only after Sheng Yan turned around and said indifferently, "Your phone," that Luo You snapped out of it and realized his phone had fallen on the floor. He rushed back to pick it up.

Holding it in his hand, he could still hear Zhang Dayou blabbering over the phone, "Luo You, why aren’t you saying anything? Did you accidentally hit the call button and dial my number? It’s been a minute already!"

"Wait, I can hear some voices beside you, a man’s voice? Luo You, you haven’t been kidnapped and are trying to signal me for help, are you?

Where exactly are you? Make a sound, so I can come find you. I just asked the company, and they said that you left not long ago, you can’t really be that unlucky—"

His words cut off abruptly as he finally realized he needed to speak more quietly, lowering his voice, "You haven’t really been kidnapped, have you? I know you can hear me. Come on, if you’ve been kidnapped, make a noise, if not, make two noises."

Luo You was still in a state of shock, but Zhang Dayou’s words managed to distract him somewhat.

He deliberately coughed loudly near the phone’s microphone.

He could almost hear Zhang Dayou gasp, and unsurprisingly, Luo You heard, "You, you, don’t panic, I’m, I’m going to call the police right away!"

Luo You snorted and said, "Don’t bother, making a false emergency call will get you fined and detained, and if you get detained, don’t drag me into it."

Zhang Dayou let out a heavy sigh of relief, "I knew you were bluffing, everything’s really okay with you, right?"

Luo You: "Everything’s fine."

Zhang Dayou: "Then why didn’t you say anything for over a minute just now? I thought you might have accidentally hit your phone."

Luo You pressed a hand to his temple, wondering how he was going to face Sheng Yan later, and casually said, "It was indeed an accident."

Zhang Dayou: "How come I heard a man’s voice around you earlier, where are you?"

Luo You: "Getting ready to go out for dinner."

Restaurants and the like are a jumble of voices, so hearing someone else wasn’t unusual. It was then that Zhang Dayou truly relaxed. He was about to hang up the phone when a sudden idea struck him, and he asked:

"Wait, why did you cough just now?"

Luo You replied nonchalantly: "Just teasing you."

Zhang Dayou: "..."

Could there be something wrong with this person’s brain?!

After hanging up the phone, the panic that had filled Luo You’s heart had mostly dissipated. He looked up at Sheng Yan and Mrs. He walking ahead, and a ridiculous speculation suddenly rose in his mind.

If that speculation were true, it would scare someone to death!

"Brother Luo, what would you like to eat?" A deep and mellow voice passed by Luo You’s ear, pulling back his wandering thoughts.

Luo You swallowed, unsure of what to feel about Sheng Yan.

They had already exchanged greetings in the car earlier. He knew that Mrs. He and Sheng Yan’s mother were close friends, and by extension, their children also knew each other well.

He also learned that ever since Jinxia entered the industry, Sheng Yan had been looking out for her. Although he hadn’t helped overtly, he solved any trouble He Jinxia stirred up behind the scenes.

This was all information given to him by Mrs. Sheng, and though it probably contained exaggeration, seeing Sheng Yan specially inviting Mrs. He for dinner and treating her with great respect today revealed their genuinely good relationship.

So that’s how it was... No wonder Sheng Yan was willing to rush over to the hotel and help Jinxia out of a bind.

He thought there was something personal between the two...

What Luo You didn’t know was that he had nearly stumbled upon the truth but had unfortunately missed it by a whisker.

Now that he knew his artist had a good relationship with Sheng Yan, Luo You felt very happy, but after the happiness came some worry.

He had recently found out from a senior executive in the company that Sheng Yan was not only a superstar fostered by the company but also a director of the company!

Just his own shares amounted to half of the company’s, it wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that Tonghua Entertainment was his.

If Sheng Yan was just a top star, it would be easier; Luo You was an agent, not without worldly experience, and he could handle the nuances of interacting with artists, but if it came to dealing with a direct superior...

And this direct superior had just called him "Brother Luo"!

Wait, Brother Luo?!

Luo You silently felt a bead of sweat trickle down his forehead. Looking up, he saw Sheng Yan’s dark pupils fixed on him. With a light cough, he tried to remain calm and said, "Just a dish of stir-fried beef with green peppers will do."

Mrs. He, noticing his sweat, asked with concern, "Are you feeling hot? Should we turn up the air conditioning a bit?"

Luo You quickly shook his head, "No need, I just got a rush of heat. It’ll pass in a little while."