Shen Qianqian had just arrived downstairs of the TV station when her assistant called.
"Sister Qianqian, where are you? Gu Changge has been crying non - stop. I can't console him at all," her voice was urgent. "If his eyes get swollen from crying, how can he perform on stage tonight!"
Today was the New Year's Eve Gala of Starry Sky TV Station. Every year, the top - tier entertainers in the entertainment circle were invited to perform on stage.
Extraordinary Entertainment, as the largest star - making company in the country at present, was naturally on the invitation list. And Gu Changge was the most popular star of Extraordinary Entertainment.
Gu Changge was an artist newly signed by Shen Qianqian this year. He was known for his handsome looks and was regarded as the ceiling of beauty in the entertainment circle by the outside world.
The young boy was good - looking and had a soft personality, like a delicate flower that made people can't help but have the urge to protect him.
"I'll be there right away." Shen Qianqian hung up the phone and rushed straight to the lounge on the upper floor.
When she pushed open the door of the lounge and walked in, Gu Changge's eyes were already red from crying.
Seeing that it was her, the young boy's suppressed tears welled up again, and his voice was tinged with sobs: "Sister Qianqian."
Shen Qianqian walked over, pulled a chair and sat down in front of him, asking gently, "What's wrong?"
"My MiuMiu is missing." As Gu Changge said, tears welled up in his eyes again.
MiuMiu was a stray dog he picked up when he first came to Jincheng. It had accompanied him through the most difficult two - year drifting years of his life.
Gu Changge usually regarded MiuMiu as a family member. It was imaginable how devastated he was now that MiuMiu was missing.
Although he was now a much - admired big star, in the final analysis, he was just a seventeen - year - old teenager.
Teenagers were sentimental, and it was hard to blame them.
"Don't worry. I'll send someone to look for it," Shen Qianqian comforted him softly. "Stop crying first."
Gu Changge sniffed and said in a muffled voice, "MiuMiu is very obedient. It never runs around..."
Seeing his sad look, Shen Qianqian felt a bit uncomfortable too.
Although Gu Changge had only been signed to the company for a short time, for some reason, he always relied on her especially.
Normally, she didn't want to get too close to him and just maintained a distant colleague relationship.
She had been in this circle for seven years, and the best thing she had learned was not to get too close to the artists, otherwise, she would be hurt badly.
However, seeing him crying helplessly, a certain corner of her heart suddenly trembled slightly. The shadow that she had locked in the darkness suddenly became clear.
She inexplicably softened her heart and reached out to touch his head: "Don't worry. I'll help you find it back."
Gu Changge stiffened all over, looked up at her blankly. The light in his eyes startled Shen Qianqian. She subconsciously wanted to withdraw her hand, but was grabbed by Gu Changge.
A vague thought flashed through Shen Qianqian's mind, scaring her so much that she hurriedly tried to pull her hand back.
But Gu Changge held on tightly, like a drowning man clutching a floating log, and refused to let go.
Seeing his pitiful look, Shen Qianqian softened her heart again. Just as she was about to speak, she heard someone push the door open and come in.
"Teacher Lu." Gu Changge looked up, quickly let go of his hand, with a bit of an attempt to cover up.
Shen Qianqian's body stiffened. She took a silent breath and then calmly turned her head to see Lu Jingran push the door open and come in.
Their eyes met. He explained calmly, "There's something wrong with the air - conditioner in my lounge. The TV station arranged for me to come here..."
He closed the door behind him and walked in. "Sorry to interrupt you."
Although he said sorry, he didn't show any intention of leaving at all. He swaggered over and sat down on the small sofa opposite Shen Qianqian.
Hearing what he said, Gu Changge's face couldn't help but flush: "It's okay, Teacher Lu. You can rest here. I'll go for the rehearsal first."
After saying that, he glanced at Shen Qianqian and smiled gently: "Sister Qianqian, I'll go for the rehearsal first."
Shen Qianqian responded absent - mindedly: "Okay, go ahead. Don't worry about MiuMiu. I'll take care of it."
Hearing her words, Gu Changge seemed to have taken a reassurance pill and happily went for the rehearsal.
After he left, only Shen Qianqian and Lu Jingran were left in the room.
Even after all these years, Shen Qianqian still didn't know how to be alone with him.
Moreover, this was the first time they were alone after their unpleasant separation back then.
Shen Qianqian made up her mind to pretend to be indifferent. She took out her phone and sent a message to her assistant, asking her to send someone to help Gu Changge look for the dog first.
Just after she sent the message, she heard Lu Jingran's half - mocking voice from the opposite side: "After all these years, your taste hasn't changed at all."
These words were like a slap in the face to Shen Qianqian - Look, after all these years, you still can't forget me. Even the new artist is found in my image.
A sudden surge of anger welled up in Shen Qianqian's heart. She sneered and said, "Same to you."
Lu Jingran's face stiffened, and he was speechless for a long time.
Back then, he had a crush on Wu Pengpeng. Even though he knew that Wu Pengpeng had someone in her heart, he still refused to give up, always hoping that one day, Wu Pengpeng would look back at him.
Later, when he learned about Wu Pengpeng's accident, he punched He Qianshan in a fit of anger.
That incident had caused a huge stir on the Internet at that time. Shen Qianqian helped him clean up the mess on one hand and comforted him on the other.
At that time, he was deeply saddened by the loss of his beloved. He drowned his sorrows in alcohol every day.
Shen Qianqian was so angry that she smashed his wine cabinet. With red eyes, she roared at him, "Lu Jingran, wake up! Wu Pengpeng is dead. She will never come back!"
Lu Jingran was hurt by these words and roared back without thinking, "Do you wish she was dead? Do you think I'll love you like this? Let me tell you, Shen Qianqian, I'd rather die than like you!"
Shen Qianqian stood there in tears for a while, then said very softly, "Lu Jingran, I don't like you anymore."
At that time, he thought she would be angry by herself for a while as usual and then come back happily. Who would have thought that Shen Qianqian really ignored him after that.
She went abroad for three months. When she came back, she brought back a young hunk, signed him to Extraordinary Entertainment, and used all the company's resources to promote him.
Sometimes, she even tilted the resources of "Just For You" towards the new artist. The other members of the group couldn't stand it and went to argue with Shen Qianqian. She only replied, "If you don't want to stay, just terminate the contract!"
At that time, there were rumors in the company that she had a sugar - baby relationship with the young hunk. The words were extremely unpleasant. In fact, she had already heard those words, but she still went her own way without any restraint.
Once, he couldn't stand it anymore and punched a cameraman who said she was promiscuous.
That time, Shen Qianqian didn't rush over to see him as usual. She accompanied the young hunk to a concert and only asked her assistant to bring him a contract termination agreement.
After terminating the contract with Extraordinary Entertainment, he also went solo from the group. Over the years, he had been very successful in the circle, and his top - tier status was still unshakable.
Over the years, he had participated in many activities, big and small, but he had never run into Shen Qianqian.
Today, there was something wrong with the air - conditioner in his lounge. The staff said they would help him arrange a new one, but he refused.
Because he saw the sign of Extraordinary Entertainment. He somehow walked in, hoping to take a chance and see if she would be there.
Who would have thought that as soon as he walked in, he saw such a scene. An inexplicable surge of anger welled up in his heart.
Just as Lu Jingran was wracking his brains to think of a way to fight back, there was a knock on the door.
Shen Qianqian let out a long sigh of relief and quickly got up to open the door.
Standing outside the door were actually Wu Pengpeng and He Tiantian.
"Tiantian!" Shen Qianqian happily hugged He Tiantian and gave him a big kiss.
Little He Tiantian was already three years old. He was so cute that Shen Qianqian had had the evil idea of stealing him countless times.
"Why are you here?" She picked He Tiantian up and liked him more and more.
Wu Pengpeng waved the milk tea in her hand: "His father is rehearsing, so we came to play with you..."
Before she could finish speaking, she saw Lu Jingran sitting on the sofa and was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped: "Xiaolu, why are you here?"
Saying that, she averted her eyes and winked at Shen Qianqian: "Are we coming at a bad time?"
"You came just in time!" Shen Qianqian grabbed Wu Pengpeng who was about to back out and didn't give her a chance to escape.
If she continued to stay in the same space with Lu Jingran, she would definitely suffocate herself.
Wu Pengpeng saw that the atmosphere between the two was awkward and intended to help them. She didn't insist on leaving anymore and followed Shen Qianqian in.
With He Tiantian around, Shen Qianqian's attention was all on the little boy, and she completely forgot about Lu Jingran in the room.
Wu Pengpeng was drinking milk tea while watching the two of them playing. It wasn't until she finished the milk tea that she averted her eyes and glanced at Lu Jingran.
She saw that he was staring at Shen Qianqian without blinking, with a tenderness in his eyes that he might not even be aware of.
Wu Pengpeng gave a knowing smile, threw the milk tea cup into the trash can, and teased him: "Ready to make amends to your wife?"
Lu Jingran averted his eyes and met her teasing gaze. He said grumpily, "None of your business!"
Since he witnessed the passionate reunion between Wu Pengpeng and He Qianshan with his own eyes, he suddenly had no evil thoughts about Wu Pengpeng at all.
Over the years, Wu Pengpeng had often teased him about Shen Qianqian because of her, which had led to a sharp deterioration in their relationship. They would quarrel as soon as they met, and every time it would end with He Qianshan taking sides and stuffing him a mouthful of dog food.
Wu Pengpeng giggled: "Who wants to care about you? I'm here to see my beauty god..."
Lu Jingran interrupted her: "Just stop showing off. Even the dogs would be tortured to death by you."
"If you have the guts, you can show off too!" Wu Pengpeng retorted and shouted to Shen Qianqian, "Qianqian, you tell Xiaolu..."
"Tiantian, go to your mom!" Shen Qianqian quickly interrupted her, led He Tiantian over, "You guys play here. I have to go first."
"Where are you going?" Wu Pengpeng intended to help them ease the relationship and didn't want Shen Qianqian to hide anymore.
Shen Qianqian put on her coat and wrapped her scarf around her neck: "To look for the dog."
"Look for the dog?" Wu Pengpeng asked curiously, "Aren't you afraid of dogs? When did you start raising one?"
Shen Qianqian picked up her phone and car keys and was about to leave: "It's the dog of a company kid."
Wu Pengpeng thought for a moment and realized: "Is it Gu Changge?"
Shen Qianqian didn't say anything and pulled her scarf.
Wu Pengpeng subconsciously glanced at Lu Jingran. Goodness, his face was almost turning green.
She was afraid that Lu Jingran would get so angry that he would hurt himself, so she quickly stopped Shen Qianqian: "Shen Qianqian, wake up. That kid is still a minor!"
Shen Qianqian didn't answer her. She reached out and touched He Tiantian's head: "Tiantian, auntie is leaving."
After saying that, she waved to him and left without looking back.
Wu Pengpeng looked at Lu Jingran who was exuding anger beside her and awkwardly scratched her nose: "Well, Xiaolu, come on. We'll leave first."
Little He Tiantian was dragged out by his mother in a hurry. He was very puzzled: "Mom, why do we have to run?"
Wu Pengpeng seriously educated her innocent son: "Because a jealous man is too scary. He'll go crazy. Let's go find dad quickly."
He Tiantian thought of the look on He Qianshan when he was jealous and deeply agreed. He quickened his short legs, afraid that Lu Jingran would catch up and go crazy.