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    Chapter 22 Book signing “Force him until he agrees.”

    Then came the busy return period, leaving early and returning late every day. Li Hu also forgot about that unexpected hug and had no energy to think about it.

    Last time it was just a single, this time it’s a full-length album, and there are many more schedules.It didn’t matter, but Li Go found that Jiang Yilan’s body was really afraid of heat. The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and he would feel uncomfortable as long as it was a little stuffy. Fortunately, they stayed indoors most of the time.

    With comparison, Li Hu realized that he had a good physical condition before. He didn’t get sick much all year round, and he also worked outdoors in the summer.The temperature had risen sharply in the past few days. He went out for lunch when the sun was at its strongest at noon. When he came back, he felt dizzy and even a little nauseous. He found a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi water and drank it down.

    He was lying on the sofa to rest, almost falling asleep. He vaguely felt someone next to him, but he couldn’t open his eyes for a while.Half asleep and half awake, he was still thinking about leaving for the next trip. They had a book signing in the evening. He couldn’t sleep too much, and he couldn’t continue to feel uncomfortable. He had to get up and take the nanny car to the venue, and he had to put on makeup in a hurry… As if he stepped on the air suddenly, Li Hu’s body shook, and he woke up and opened his eyes.

    He was not in the nanny’s car, nor in the dressing room. He was still lying on the sofa, and there was someone sitting next to him, Tang Ruining.

    “Are you feeling uncomfortable?”

    Li Huo slowly sat up, and Tang Ruining came close to help him, and his posture immediately seemed like he was leaning on Tang Ruining.

    Li Go leaned a little closer to the back of the sofa and answered him: “No, it’s just a little hot when I went out just now. Lie down and rest for a while.”

    “You should avoid the heat during the summer.” Sensing his move in, Tang Ruining put down the hand that was supporting him and said, “There was a summer trip before, and you got a heat stroke at the outdoor stage.”

    “Really, what about the performance?”

    “I only sang two songs that time. You probably got serious after the second song. You didn’t sing much or dance much.” Tang Ruining smiled, “You were scolded on the Internet that time. Although you usually paddle a lot, you were really wronged that time.”

    Li Hu also laughed, and Tang Ruining continued: “Later, you said that you would never accept an invitation for an outdoor stage in the summer again. If I had to accept it, I wouldn’t call you. If you refused to go, you would tell the public that you were sick.”

    While he was talking, he kept looking at Li Huang. Li Huang looked away, looked at the time, and said, “I’m fine. I’m feeling better after lying down for a while.”

    “Well, that’s good.”

    This is Li Go’s first autograph session, and he is a little nervous. He has no experience of facing fans at such a close distance, and he is afraid that his reaction will not satisfy the fans.

    But fortunately, the fans who came were all very cute. Some of them were so lively that they kept talking so much that he almost didn’t find a chance to reply. There were also some who were very shy and spoke in a low voice before leaving after signing. Some also gave him a very beautiful headdress, a garland decorated with pearls that was a bit too gorgeous in his opinion. Li Hu still wore it under the expectant eyes of the fans.

    “Wow! So-so beautiful!” the fan said excitedly, “Baby, you are perfect for this!!”

    In the past, fans would love to give him such gorgeous headwear during autograph signings. Jiang Yilan himself knew that he would look good wearing this kind of hairdressing, so he produced many magical pictures for autograph signings.

    Tang Ruining, who was one place away from him, turned to look over. One glance wasn’t enough. He stared at him for a long time without moving. He turned back when the next fan spoke to him.

    The fan who gave me the tiara saw it and quietly said to Li Hu, “Tang Ruining has been looking at you just now.”

    “Huh?”

    She ran out of time, and the staff urged her. Before leaving, she smiled at Li Hu, “99!”

    What 99?

    Li Go looked at her back blankly.

    The next fan came over and didn’t speak at first. After Li Huan finished writing her name, he looked up and found that she was crying.

    Li Hu panicked. He searched his pockets for a long time and found that there were no tissues. The staff next to him brought the paper to him. She then handed it to the fan, “What’s wrong? What’s wrong?”

    The fan silently wiped his tears, maybe feeling a little embarrassed, and covered his face and said, “No, I’m just very happy…”

    “I’ve liked you since I debuted. I could have come to sign the book last time, but something delayed me and I couldn’t go. I’ve been sad for a long time, but I finally came this time…”

    “We are all happy to see you getting better and better.”

    “Your solo in this new album sounds very good. It’s the best I’ve ever heard. I’ve listened to it many, many times and I really like it.”

    She stopped crying, but her eyes were still red.Li Go was infected by her emotions, but it seemed that nothing he could say could repay the fans’ sincere feelings.He said to her very gently: “Thank you.”

    The fan shook his head, “I want to thank you for giving me motivation. I have had a bad year, but since your last comeback, you gave me a big surprise. To this new album, I thought, I must come and meet you. I will also work hard to live a good life.”

    But at the same time, Li Hu felt an unspeakable feeling of guilt in her heart. The person she liked since her debut was not him. He was like an impostor, even if it was not what he wanted.

    Li Hu wrote under her To sign: [Work hard together and live a good life]

    During the second half of the signing, the venue became a little stuffy. Tang Ruining turned around and asked the staff. The staff went to check and came back and told him that there seemed to be something wrong with the central refrigeration and it was already being repaired.

    Fortunately, the autograph session was coming to an end. The crowd of fans below was relatively dense and it was warmer than they were on stage. Tang Ruining said, “Are there any electric fans? Bring a few, put one on Jiang Yilan’s side and the others below the stage.”

    Li Hu didn’t even notice that the venue was getting hotter. He was very involved in drawing a little cat’s head for the fans, which was requested by the fans.After he drew one, he found that it turned out to be quite cute, and he was quite satisfied with his simple drawing.When the next fan came over, he took the initiative and asked: “Do you need me to draw something?”

    The fan thought for a while and said, “There is a word for “Kui” in my name, so draw a sunflower!”

    “Okay!” He drew a big sunflower with grids and petals of different sizes. It was indistinguishable from the paintings posted on the wall by elementary school students.Fans looked at it, laughed out loud and praised: “Yes, it’s very cute! Thank you, Bao!”

    The electric fan was moved to the back of him, and when the cool wind blew on him, he realized that the venue was hotter than before.

    After the few remaining people signed and chatted for a while, the autograph session ended.

    After returning home, many fans posted on the Internet that they had obtained the simple drawings. Someone put them together and posted a collection called [Kindergarten Simple Drawings Reward], which made Li Hu shocked and a little sad when he saw them later.He thought his painting was pretty good, and the fans praised him on the spot. It turned out they were just trying to coax him!It’s really a bit embarrassing for him to volunteer to paint for others.

    After returning, Rong Xiao went to find Tang Ruining alone.

    He sat next to Tang Ruining during the signing and heard Tang Ruining tell the staff about bringing an electric fan to Jiang Yilan.He went to Tang Ruining’s room and asked him straight to the point: “Do you have anything to tell me?”

    Tang Ruining was clearing the table when Rong Xiao came in, and now she didn’t stop and asked him: “What?”

    “As the captain, I want to understand the emotional issues within the team.”

    Tang Ruining stopped what he was doing, turned to face him, and leaned against the table.

    “It’s just what you think.”

    Of course, it’s not just because of today’s electric fan incident, too many things have accumulated together. If Tang Ruining wants to be nice to someone, people who know him can easily see it.

    Rong Xiao was not surprised. He knew that if he asked, Tang Ruining would not shy away from admitting it.

    Rong Xiao sighed and asked, “Does he know?”

    “I know.”

    “Then you…then what’s your situation now?”

    “There is no situation. The situation is that I am learning how to chase people.”

    Rong Xiao spoke so fast that it was hard for him to imagine what it would be like for Tang Ruining to chase someone down. If he had asked the former Rong Xiao to imagine it, he would have thought it was a science fiction movie.

    Rong Xiao replied after a long while: “As far as I know, Jiang Yilan is a straight man.”

    The word “straight man” caused Tang Ruining’s expression to change slightly. He said, “He doesn’t dislike me.”

    “Who does he resent?” Rong Xiao couldn’t help but hit him, “Look at Yuan Zhiyan clinging to him, hugging him and sleeping with him every day. Does he have any resentment?”

    Tang Ruining crossed his arms, lowered his head slightly and said nothing for the time being, but Rong Xiao knew that it was impossible for Tang Ruining to back down with these two words.One of Tang Ruining’s great strengths is that once she knows what she wants, she will work hard for it and will not give up easily.Rong Xiao has always admired this about him. He always has clear goals and doesn’t care about other people’s views and opinions.But going his own way is a double-edged sword. Now that he is doing this kind of thing in the team, it is difficult for Rong Xiao not to worry.

    Tang Ruining said nothing, and Rong Xiao continued to ask, “What if he doesn’t agree if you pursue him?”

    “Force him until he agrees.”

    “…” Rong Xiao looked at him with a horrified expression, and Tang Ruining smiled: “I’m just kidding.”

    Rong Xiao tried to tell from his face whether he was really joking, but couldn’t tell.Only now did he realize that he still knew too little about Tang Ruining.

    “I really don’t know now whether it was better that you two had an incompatible relationship before, or that it’s better to be gay in the team now.” Rong Xiao said with a wry smile.

    “There is also a third situation, that is, I can’t catch him. From now on, we will be strangers in the team and have no intersection except work. Isn’t that good?”

    “Ha, then I really don’t know whether to wish you success or failure.”

    They both smiled.After the phone rang a few times, Tang Ruining seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said: “Have you noticed?” Rong Xiao was taking out his phone and looked up at him. Tang Ruining continued: “Jiang Yilan has lost a little weight recently.”

    “…?” Rong Xiao stopped taking out his cell phone. He suppressed the curse words and calmly uttered two words: “No.”

    How can people who meet every day tell whether the other person is thin or not? Rong Xiao thought to himself, if he really pursues him in the future, who can bear this style of painting? It seems that he still has to wish him failure.

    There was a knock on the door, and Yuan Zhiyan shouted outside: “Are you wearing clothes? Am I coming in?”

    Rong Xiao stood up and opened the door. Yuan Zhiyan said, “You are indeed here. I knocked on your door just now and there was no one inside.”

    “We’re chatting, what’s wrong?”

    “I sent a message in the group, but you two didn’t reply.” Yuan Zhiyan said, “I don’t have any schedule tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. I want to order some barbecue. Brother Ruining will definitely not eat it. Can you eat it?”

    After tonight’s book signing, the schedule will be less busy, and Yuan Zhiyan wants to eat something strong.Rong Xiao then opened WeChat to read their messages and said, “Eat a little, don’t order too much.”

    “Okay!”

    The takeout was delivered, Yuan Zhiyan also ordered a few bottles of beer, and the five of them sat in the living room.

    “Don’t you want to eat?” Yuan Zhiyan asked Tang Ruining.

    “Can’t I sit here if I don’t want to eat? You don’t want to see me so much?”

    “It’s unjust!” Yuan Zhiyan shouted, “Aren’t I afraid that you will panic when you see us eating?”

    “I’m not you.” Tang Ruining replied calmly, and then said: “Don’t make trouble if you drink too much.”

    “I won’t make trouble, I will sleep well.” Yuan Zhiyan looked at Li Go, “right, Brother Lan?”

    Li Hu smiled and decided not to answer this sentence for the time being under Tang Ruining’s gaze.

    Only one person ordered one bottle, and no one drank too much, but Li Huan was still a little embarrassed and looked straight at the remaining roasted leeks on the table.

    Tang Ruining sent the man to the room. Rong Xiao held him outside and whispered, “Don’t mess around.”

    Tang Ruining was speechless, “I didn’t drink.”

    “He drank, don’t take advantage of him.”

    “…” Tang Ruining replied with a smile: “That’s great, thank you for reminding me that I can still do this.”

    When he was holding the man, Li Gou was about to close the door.

    “Well, good night.” He was a little drunk and smiled a little silly, and said to the two people standing outside who were mumbling something.

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