LWDC Chapter 34

Chapter 34: When Enemies Meet

Chapter 34: When Enemies Meet

Chapter 34: When Enemies Meet

In the few seconds it took for Duan Yunhong to walk towards him, Ning Fei made a quick decision in his mind.

——Should I step out of the camera’s view and let these two hash it out themselves?

But Ning Fei was really worried about Gu Hechen’s deadly mouth. If he suddenly went crazy and said something explosive, all of Ning Fei’s hard work from the past six months would be wasted. So in a flash, Ning Fei decided not to retreat.

Just then, Duan Yunhong stopped in front of the two of them. He glanced at Ning Fei, then turned his gaze back to Gu Hechen, and extended his hand to him: “I’ve heard so much about you, CEO Gu. I’m Duan Yunhong, the Artiste Director of ST.”

“Director Duan.” Gu Hechen put on airs and looked quite dignified. He shook hands with Duan Yunhong and also said some polite words, “I’ve been hearing about you for a long time, but seeing is believing.”

Duan Yunhong said, “I thought Director Gu would only come to the show tonight, how come you’re at the show venue so early? The production team didn’t tell us there would be a surprise guest.”

Ning Fei felt that there was something wrong with these words, as if he was questioning Gu Hechen’s intentions. But he wasn’t sure if he was being too sensitive, so he decided to wait and see.

Gu Hechen didn’t know if he heard the implication, but he maintained his composure and replied calmly, “I just came to check in on Cenxi, just to take a look, I didn’t want to disturb your filming process.”

“In that case, why doesn’t CEO Gu watch from a closer spot in the front? Su is about to have his photo shoot soon, he should be here after finishing his makeup. CEO Gu probably wants to see it more clearly, right?” Duan Yunhong smiled and slowly introduced, “By the way, we’ve invited the internationally renowned photographer Albert to be the main photographer today, he should be able to photograph Mr. Su very well.”

Ning Fei: …Tsk!

He was beginning to suspect that Duan Yunhong was deliberately mentioning Albert, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence, poking at a sore spot? But would the director of such a big company like Duan Yunhong be so clear about the scandals of other people’s models? Or was Duan Yunhong constantly targeting Su Cenxi, so he specifically collected all the information about him, so he could “use it at any time”?

Thinking of this, Ning Fei suddenly suspected that letting Albert shoot the final hard photos was deliberately pushed by Duan Yunhong. But this idea only flashed in Ning Fei’s mind, because he couldn’t figure out Duan Yunhong’s purpose in doing so. Was it to make Gu Hechen angry and hinder Su Cenxi’s work? But how could he predict whether Gu Hechen would know about it, and whether he would do anything? Ning Fei himself didn’t expect Gu Hechen to rush to the scene, so could Duan Yunhong be clairvoyant?

But no matter how Duan Yunhong originally considered it, the fact now was that Gu Hechen did appear on the scene, and he was indeed dissatisfied with Albert. Duan Yunhong even brought a camera to “fuel the fire,” Ning Fei was really annoyed by these men who insisted on causing trouble.

Sure enough, facing Duan Yunhong’s invitation, Gu Hechen easily “took the bait.” He directly nodded and said, “It would be best if I could watch from a closer spot.”

What a load of crap! Ning Fei really wanted to glare at Duan Yunhong, but the camera was right on him, so he had to put on a polite expression and seemingly naturally interject into the conversation: “In that case, CEO Gu, this way please, our studio people are over there…”

“Let CEO Gu watch in front of the screen.” Duan Yunhong suggested again, “The screen will show every photo Albert takes in real time, and you can also clearly see the filming scene. If CEO Gu doesn’t mind being on camera, would you like to come with me?”

Gu Hechen: “Sure.”

Ning Fei: …

What else could he say? He could only silently follow behind the two men, pretending to be Gu Hechen’s temporary assistant, but in reality, he was closely guarding against Gu Hechen “making a mistake.” But this also exposed Ning Fei himself to the camera, making it difficult for him to arrange anything.

With a few words from Duan Yunhong, Ning Fei was put in a very passive situation.

All Ning Fei could do was “meet the challenge.”

The group returned to the front of the screen. Duan Yunhong took the initiative to arrange a seat for Gu Hechen, and when he turned his head, he met Ning Fei’s gaze.

Ning Fei narrowed his eyes slightly, while Duan Yunhong gave a slight smile, and the two looked away.

*

Su Cenxi returned after finishing his makeup, and was stunned when he saw Gu Hechen in front of the screen.

There was no way around it, the production team stopped those who tried to notify him that “his boyfriend was visiting,” saying they wanted to film a surprise scene of Su Cenxi. As a result, Su Cenxi was surprised, but didn’t show any joy. Instead, he subconsciously looked in Albert’s direction.

Then he walked over with a somewhat flustered expression, forcing a smile as he looked at his dear boyfriend: “Why are you here?”

“I just happened to have some free time, so I came to check on you.” Gu Hechen took his hand, “I’ll leave after watching you take photos, and come back tonight to watch your show.”

Su Cenxi immediately heard the implication in his words, and his gaze couldn’t help but turn to Ning Fei behind him, with a strong sense of seeking help.

Ning Fei: Headache.

A domineering CEO who does whatever he wants without restraint, and a model who can’t hide his thoughts and has no acting skills, these teammates were too difficult to manage. If something really happened, the gossip about these three could spread all over the internet tomorrow, no, tonight.

Ning Fei could only inappropriately pretend to bring Su Cenxi water, walking to his side and saying, “Go for it, don’t be nervous, just pretend CEO Gu doesn’t exist.”

The tone of these words was like a joke, but it was the truth. But it wasn’t something that could be done just by saying it, and Su Cenxi’s face immediately stiffened. Ning Fei wanted to sigh, fearing that Su Cenxi would be affected and be even more out of shape than those contestants.

Just then, Albert’s previous filming work ended.

He had been focused on taking pictures before, and didn’t care what happened behind him. When he turned his head, his gaze immediately and accurately fell on Su Cenxi, then moved to Gu Hechen’s face, who was holding Su Cenxi’s hand. Ning Fei knew trouble was coming.

——Don’t come!

Unfortunately, heaven didn’t hear Ning Fei’s prayer, and Albert walked straight over.

“Hi, Cenxi, long time no see! You’re still so radiant!”

Ning Fei didn’t know if Albert was doing it on purpose, but his eyes were only on Su Cenxi, completely ignoring the “other people” next to him: “Finally, I get to photograph you, this makeup and styling is very suitable for you, we can definitely work together to record the most beautiful moments!”

His words were always exaggerated, but he was even more enthusiastic and outgoing when facing Su Cenxi. Su Cenxi usually didn’t pay much attention to him, and at most forced a smile outside of work. Today, he didn’t even dare to give him an awkward smile, and even rarely made eye contact, always glancing at Ning Fei.

Ning Fei could almost hear Su Cenxi’s inner voice—save me, save me, save me…

To be honest, Ning Fei was actually prepared to wait and see in front of the camera, and not take action unless it was absolutely necessary. But seeing that Gu Hechen’s gaze was getting colder and colder, and Duan Yunhong didn’t even say anything to introduce Gu Hechen, what else could Ning Fei do? He could only accept his fate first, and settle the score with this guy later.

“Then we’ll go in to prepare first, CEO Gu.”

In front of everyone’s eyes—or rather, the eyes of people watching gossip—Ning Fei, the staff member who shouldn’t have spoken, spoke naturally. He reached out and gently tugged at Su Cenxi’s other hand, and spoke to Gu Hechen: “Thank you for being here, please wait a moment.”

The tone was respectful, but Ning Fei deliberately emphasized the words “wait here,” trying to nail Gu Hechen here. Gu Hechen was still unhappy, but he also knew what was important. Ning Fei gave him face, so he went along with it.

“Then go ahead.” Gu Hechen finally let go of Su Cenxi and smiled at him, “I’ll watch here, don’t be nervous.”

Ning Fei was about to take advantage of the situation and pull Su Cenxi away when he heard Albert suddenly say, “Who are you?”

Ning Fei: …

Tsk, he had counted on Gu Hechen giving face, he had counted on Duan Yunhong not interfering, but he hadn’t counted on Albert’s weirdness.

Gu Hechen seemed to be waiting for this question and replied quickly, “I’m Gu Hechen, Cenxi’s boyfriend.”

“Oh, so it’s you?” Albert didn’t seem to care about the CEO’s status, and his scrutinizing gaze went over him, “You do look quite rich.”

Gu Hechen laughed, or rather scoffed, “So-so, at least enough to be worthy of Cenxi.”

“Being rich is enough to be worthy of Cenxi?” Albert laughed as if he had heard a joke, “Cenxi’s value is far beyond what money can measure.”

Gu Hechen would never lose to this “defeated opponent” in debate and momentum, and immediately replied, “Indeed, money is just the easiest condition to achieve for me, I can give Cenxi even more.”

Albert retorted, “Sometimes no matter how much you can give, it’s not necessarily what others want most.”

Gu Hechen: “How do you know what others want?”

Albert: “At least in the fashion industry, I understand more than CEO Gu.”

The atmosphere of the conversation was getting more and more intense, and Ning Fei realized that this fire was going to burn Su Cenxi. It would be troublesome if it delayed serious work. He glanced at Duan Yunhong, who was watching the show, and then shook Su Cenxi’s hand. Before Su Cenxi could react, he turned his head and asked him, “Huh? What’s wrong?”

Su Cenxi: You’re pulling me, and you’re asking me?

He showed a blank expression, but Ning Fei had already quickly turned to face him, and was very close, directly blocking Su Cenxi’s face with the back of his head. Then Ning Fei said in a breathy voice, “Say your foot hurts.”

Su Cenxi didn’t hear clearly at the crucial moment: “What?”

Ning Fei didn’t repeat it, but directly turned his head back, facing the gazes gathered from everyone: “Sorry, can we start filming? Cenxi’s shoe size is too small, it’s squeezing his foot, and I’m afraid it will affect the show tonight if he stands any longer.”

Su Cenxi, no matter how stupid, knew how to cooperate, and immediately frowned and echoed, “Yes, my right foot is cramping a bit from being squeezed.”

Duan Yunhong actually opened his mouth at this time and asked, “Your shoes don’t fit, why didn’t you say so when you were trying on clothes?”

“Sorry, Cenxi originally intended to endure until the work was completed, that’s his habit.” Ning Fei answered directly, “But it was too painful just now, so he told me about the situation.”

Gu Hechen stood up: “In that case, hurry up and change your shoes.”

“No need, the stylist finally completed the overall look, and Cenxi never wants to interfere too much. As long as we can hurry up and shoot…” Ning Fei said, and looked at Albert, “Mr. Albert, do you think we can start now?”

“…Okay, let’s go.” Albert finally turned and walked towards the studio, and turned his head to urge, “If you can’t stand, shoot on the sofa, I believe you can always perform well.”

Ning Fei pretended to support Su Cenxi and walked over, and continued to answer for him, “It’s okay, we’ll shoot however we need to, Cenxi will forget the pain when he starts working…”

Duan Yunhong looked at Ning Fei’s back, raised his eyebrows slightly, and revealed a slight smile that he didn’t even realize.