mtl008 Chapter 179 The Overlord Insists on Using Me as Bai Yueguang’s Stand-in (67)
Chapter 179 The Overlord Insists on Using Me as Bai Yueguang’s Stand-in (67)
At 7:35 in the evening, the drama had just begun, and Lu Wenyu and Ye Haotian walked into the theater escorted by bodyguards.
The two of them did not discuss it in advance, and sat in the middle of the third row, one on the left and one on the right.
These two seats are specially reserved for friends and family by Ni Fang, and they offer the best view of the entire venue.
"I thought you wouldn't come." Lu Wenyu's gaze followed Ni Fang. Her every smile and frown on the stage was very moving. He saw Ni Fang taking flowers from other actors, like an angel in a painting walking out of the portrait.
Ye Haotian didn't reply, his lips tightly pursed.
From childhood to adulthood, he has always listened to Lu Wenyu. He even feels that Lu Wenyu's influence on him is greater than that of his father.
It was very difficult for him to say anything in rebuttal to Lu Wenyu.
Lu Wenyu suddenly turned his head and looked at Ye Haotian, his eyebrows raised, and asked in surprise, "Didn't you get the news? Tonight is the day Zhong Ying returns to China."
"How do you know?" Ye Haotian suddenly realized that Lu Wenyu seemed to have done a lot of things without his knowledge.
"I have a pretty good relationship with Aunt Zhong. She had a serious illness some time ago, so we can be considered as fellow patients who sympathize with each other." Lu Wenyu raised his hand and glanced at his watch. "Zhong Ying's plane lands at 8:30. If you rush to the airport now, you can even go to the flower shop and pick out a bouquet of flowers in time."
This was the first time Ye Haotian saw Lu Wenyu like this. His past gentleness and elegance were gone at this moment. Ye Haotian was very sure that this was a trap set by Lu Wenyu in advance. He just wanted to make a choice in front of Ni Fang.
Ye Haotian was still a little puzzled, "Brother, do we have to come to this point? I know you like Ni Fang, but the choice is clearly in Ni Fang's hands, and we are both waiting for her choice."
Soothing piano music poured out as Ni Fang and Xin Yuan confessed their love to each other.
Lu Wenyu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he really hoped that she could look at him with such eyes. Whether it was Ye Haotian or Xin Yuan, they could easily say "We are waiting for her choice".
Only he couldn't, because he couldn't wait.
Lu Wenyu took out a velvet box from his arms. The print on it had faded to the point of being almost invisible due to frequent touching. Ye Haotian's pupils shrank and he snatched the box away.
"When did you take it?"
Ye Haotian knew what was in the box better than anyone else. He fell in love with Zhong Ying when he was five years old, and decided to get engaged to her when he was twelve. In order to convince his parents, he did almost everything he could.
But the parents still disagreed. "The Zhong family is well-endowed to be our daughter-in-law, but Zhong Ying has no interest in business, so she is not a good match for you."
Ye Haotian failed. He knew that Qi Youhong had a piece of jade that was specially passed down to her daughter-in-law. He begged his mother for a long time, but she refused to give the jade to Zhong Ying.
In a fit of anger, Ye Haotian mortgaged his shares and bought the most valuable sapphire in the world at that time at a foreign auction house. He had it made into a one-of-a-kind necklace by a luxury brand jewelry designer and gave it to Zhong Ying when she was sixteen.
This was the most outrageous thing Ye Haotian had ever done as a child.
Later, Zhong Ying went abroad to study, and the necklace returned to his hands when they separated.
Ye Haotian was disheartened and placed the necklace in his study. He seldom took it out to play with it, because everywhere he looked, he saw a sincere heart that had been forgotten.
Lu Wenyu's voice was light, pulling Ye Haotian back from his thoughts.
"You made great efforts to get your uncle and aunt to recognize Zhong Ying. Why are you unwilling to work hard now that Zhong Ying is back? Isn't the reason you like Ni Fang now because she looks a lot like Zhong Ying? Haotian, do you really like her, or do you think of her as a substitute for Zhong Ying?"
"I'm not!"
"Don't get too excited. I don't mean to blame you. I have had poor health since I was a child. As for Ni Fang, although I knew her earlier than you did, I did not interfere with you because I knew she would choose you rather than me. It's just that now, I can't bear for you to disappoint two people at the same time."
Ye Haotian remained silent.
Lu Wenyu glanced at his watch and seemed to be very regretful. "We talked for too long. You can't buy flowers now."
Ye Haotian sat in his seat with a stiff expression, his head feeling groggy. He rubbed his fingers on the velvet cloth, unable to make up his mind for a while.
Lu Wenyu, however, looked relaxed, concentrating on watching Ni Fang's performance on the stage.
He seemed to be thinking about what to talk about when they met.
The play ended, and the joys and sorrows on the stage seemed to be left in another world as the curtain fell. The audience burst into applause, and Lu Wenyu felt that many people around him shed tears.
"It was so touching. I felt really bad for Colonel Phelan at the end."
"What's the name of the girl who's acting with Xin Yuan? She has such a beautiful figure."
"Nifang." Lu Wenyu whispered her name with a smile on his face.
The two girls who were talking to each other suddenly stopped talking for fear of disturbing the moment.
The actors held hands and bowed to take their final words. Ni Fang stood on the stage and made the final speech. "Hello everyone, I am actor Ni Fang. I am very glad that you have come to the theater tonight to watch the play "Growth". I hope that while you have a wonderful night, you can also pass on this beauty to others."
I don’t know who started it, but the audience actually started shouting “Lu Dong”’s name.
Facing the flashing spotlights and twinkling flashes, Ni Fang was surprised to find that he actually liked the feeling of being an actor.
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Ni Fang knew that Xin Yuan's likability increased because he had just been concentrating on the drama performance, and it was inevitable that he would like her a little bit because of his love for her.
But how could Ye Haotian's popularity suddenly increase? And how could it increase so much at once?
Ni Fang couldn't help but look towards the audience.
Lu Wenyu was the first to notice her gaze. He stood up and waved to her with a smile, and even waved the bouquet in his hand as if he was going to rush to the stage to present the flowers.
Ni Fang was frightened by Lu Wenyu's action, and quickly pointed at his chest and asked him to calm down.
When she came to her senses, she looked at Ye Haotian beside her.
Why does Ye Haotian's face stink so much?
Ni Fang couldn't help but take a few more glances.