Chapter Ch59.2 - I’ve got this Celebrity’s back (19)
The elevator was a bit old. Creaking and staggering, it made its way upwards.
Gu Xi leaned against the carriage wall and let out a long sigh.
Meeting the concerned gaze Lu Qingzhou immediately threw his way, Gu Xi smiled and shook his head. Spreading his arms towards him, the cool body immediately slammed into his arms, opening his arms wide to hug him tightly.
His arms were holding his body tightly. A steady stream of silent comfort and support penetrated from the chest pressed up against his. Following the beating of his heart, a steady stream passed to him.
Gu Xi lowered his head and smiled. He kissed Lu Qingzhou’s lips and hugged his little paparazzo into his arms. “When I first took this elevator, I was much younger than you. Fifteen years old and I was skipping school. I even came here with my backpack on my back.”
His smugness at his success at that time, the ambitions and dreams he had at that time, now seemed to be things from so long ago.
Lu Qingzhou gripped his arm and looked up at him quietly. The light in his black eyes remained as clear and firm as ever, as thought he believed in something that would never change. No change in his identity could ever cause him to change.
Gu Xi couldn’t help but raise his hand to caress it, his fingertips gently and carefully stroked his brows. He lowered his head and kissed his forehead. “I’ve been looking forward to canceling the contract since a long time ago. I’ve even thought about going home after earning enough money. I wouldn’t act anymore, I’ll take it easy or go abroad to gain knowledge and experience. I marked the termination date on the calendar and counted down to it day by day. And finally, I’m here.”
Lu Qingzhou took his hand, raised his head and said, “I’ll accompany you.”
It doesn’t matter what they do. If Gu Xi liked an ordinary life, they can find somewhere secluded to live together. He was very good at housework and the system can build a house. Before they completely break away from this plot line, their family can live together.
Hearing his exceptionally earnest tone, Gu Xi couldn’t help but be a little surprised. His eyebrows rose up a little and he deliberately teased him with a smile on his face, “Will you accompany me for anything?”
“I’ll accompany you for all of it.”
Lu Qingzhou nodded and squeezed his hand. An unquestionable and firm light twisted in his eyes. He pursed his lips and said softly, “Take me with you…”
He wanted to go to every world where the other was. Any new setting, new identity, even if it may be difficult for him, it doesn’t matter. As long as the other was there, everything else wasn’t important.
Gu Xi blinked vigorously to remove the dampness from his eyes. Still smiling, he dropped his gaze and kept the little paparazzo in his eyes.
Lu Qingzhou pursed his lips. He raised his head and took the initiative to kiss him.
The little paparazzo was frank and open about his feelings, he can’t tolerate any roundabouts. Gu Xi’s eyes turned hot. He stretched opened his arms and took the other against his chest. He lowered his head and traced his lips carefully, “Then I want to take the exam for a doctor’s degree…”
Lu Deng: “…”
System:”……”
System: “Brute!! Host, he was planning this all along! It’s all a conspiracy. He—”
Lu Deng’s body stiffened and he raised his head with difficulty. He pursed the corners of his lips, “I’ll go with you.”
It’s just homework.
It’s not even the first world he’s had to do homework in.
The system practically collapsed from distress, its code flew everywhere. Lu Deng couldn’t bear to ask it to help anymore. He made up his determination to do his own homework. He took a deep breath and looked up as though he were facing death with equanimity. But Gu Xi’s smile-filled eyes covered him, “Scared you.”
Lu Deng couldn’t being startled, blinking up at him.
Gu Xi smiled and lowered his head. Taking advantage of the last moment before the elevator arrived, he held the person in his arms and lowering his head, kissed his ear.
“I want to sign an eighty-year contract. I’ll take 1% and hand in the rest. One film a year, the president is required to accompany me to share a room when filming and for the rest of the time, the president is required to accompany me on vacation. In the summer, I want a small fan and ice cream, spicy hot pot in winter and a full-time paparazzo to help take sneak shots at night… Does President Lu agree?”
Lu Deng looked at him, his heart beating even faster. The corners of his lips rose up even higher.
The elevator dinged and stopped at the top floor.
*
Ning Feiping quickly ran out of luck.
Fang Kun had especially bribed these reporters into order to lay a trap for Gu Xi. However, these reporters winded up catching the two of them red-handed. A competition between two actors in the entertainment industry quickly turned into a competition between companies using underhanded and improper means. Over the course of the morning, the news occupied the eye-catching front-page position of major websites.
The Ning family made an urgently issued statement that they had nothing to do with this matter but they were still one step too late.
The sensational rumor that Yikun’s mysterious backer had stated that he would buy out the Ning Family’s assets had already sent the netizens abuzz. And Film Empror Gu, as a young master’s amateur secretary, had already answered a dozen calls, all of which were businesses Mu Jinchu had set aside for Lu Qingzhou. By his estimation, they were all businesses within the scope of the Ning Family’s business. Gu Xi reckons that probably within a week, it would be all the family properties that Ning Feiping was supposed to inherit.
Gu Xi leaned on the sofa and flipped through the news. Looking at his little boss who kept deleting and modifying something in his computer, he couldn’t help but wonder, “Qingzhou, do you need to write so much?”
“It’s almost done.”
Lu Qingzhou turned around and responded earnestly before returning to the computer to continue typing and editing.
He couldn’t help but want to see. Gu Xi secretly took the little paparazzo’s treasured camera, zoomed in on the screen through the camera focus and watched what Lu Qingzhou was editing. His smiled turned slightly even deeper.
…
Thinking of the script Lu Qingzhou’s uncle had given him, Gu Xi felt a soreness in his chest. He took a deep breath, gently put the camera down and stood up.
Lu Qingzhou pursed his lips slightly and stared at the screen intently. He pondered the stipulation of hugging for an hour a day and then decided very reluctantly to delete the time. But he was still going back and forth between setting it to thirty minutes or forty-five minutes.
After all, Gu Xi was a public figure. These past few days, he has really experienced the turmoil in the entertainment industry. Although he wanted them to stay together all the time, he had to take into account the other’s image. He can’t be too willful.
Lu Qingzhou hesitated for a while. He still wanted to type out ‘forty-five’. He was about to hand it over to the system for precise calculations, when a warm body suddenly covered him from behind, holding him tightly.
Lu Qingzhou raised his head from between his arms and said warmly, “Are you in a hurry? I’ll be done soon. I just have to calculate…”
The system’s ability to perform modeling was getting stronger and stronger. Its previous calculations have been spot-on. This time, he should also be able to calculate the most stable range for Gu Xi. It can even choose the highest value within it…
Before he could finish his thoughts, he had already been carried by Gu Xi, bridal-style.
“I’ll write it.”
Gu Xi kissed him. He hugged him and sat in front of the computer, letting him lean against his shoulder. He slowly rubbed Lu Qingzhou’s soft hair ends, taking a deep breath and blinking his eyes.
Everything about his little paparazzo was so good. He was straightforward and pure. Once he’s set his mind on something, he won’t change. He was more magnanimous and steadfast than anyone.
But he was just too sensible.
This needed to change.
Film Emperor Gu decided to fix the problem for his little boss. Seeing that Lu Qingzhou wanted to touch the keyboard, he held his arm tight and nimbly typed out the changes with one hand.
If you want to hug, we can hug anytime.
If you want to be together all the time, if you want to ride the same car together, we can do so at anytime.
If you want to live together, there no need for us to go to one’s house one day and go to the other’s the next. There’s no need for us to plan out a safe route to get there either. He still has so many places where he hasn’t taken his little paparazzo to play at. He hasn’t even gotten to check in to all the hotels with him. They won’t be going home anytime soon.
Gu Xi had never had any plans to hide. He changed the terms of the contract drastically. Realizing that the body in his arms was slowly letting go of the tension and started relaxing, he hugged Lu Qingzhou tightly, his eyes starting to turn hot. He lowered his head and kissed him, “I want to openly display my affections. I have now declared my intentions, I hope the president approves.”
He had already admitted to engaging in unspoken rules but what could he do if the netizens wouldn’t believe it? Gone were the days when people took you at your word. Film Emperor Gu has already endured it for too long.
Lu Qingzhou raised his head from in his arms, his chest rising and falling slightly. As before, he opened his mouth to ask but Gu Xi had already bowed his head and kissed him, melting all his words in their long and drawn-out kiss.
…
This time he managed to have enough breath not to be left gasping.
*
Having seized the power to amend his own renewal contract, Film Emperor Gu, this successful usurper to the throne, hugged his little boss in his arms and in a gentle voice, coaxed him to rest a while. With thoughts practically gushing forth, the typed out the new contents of his contract.
Lu Qingzhou had slept well last night and so he still didn’t feel sleepy. He secretly glanced at the contract he was writing and couldn’t help blushing. He lowered his head and took his tablet, flipping through the reports he had received.
“What’s the matter. Is there anything you need me to help deal with?”
Gu Xi was doing two things at once. While typing at the keyboard with Lu Qingzhou in his arms, he was also kissing him on the cheek.
Lu Qingzhou was very smart and he was quick to learn things. But his thoughts were always too straightforward and he was unfamiliar with many things in the entertainment industry. Gu Xi had been around for a long time and had learned most of the ins and outs. He couldn’t help but lend a hand. This time, he has already helped him deal with a lot of matters.
Lu Qingzhou leaned in his arms and slowly flipped through the reports. He shook his head lightly. He scrolled through a few pages and suddenly looked up, “There’s a vacancy in the cast. The first batch of resumes are here. Shall we go conduct the interviews tomorrow?”
“What’s the hurry? I guess it’s fine. — Then let’s go together. I’ll help you do the screen test.”
Gu Xi nodded and let go of the mouse. He looked through the actor profiles with him.
The air conditioner in the room was a bit cold and the two of them had their cheeks pressed against each other. Lu Qingzhou was so warmed by him that he couldn’t help but lightly purse the corners of his lips. He placed the tablet between the two of them.
“Uncle is really professional. As soon as the quality of the crew comes up, so does the level of the actors.”
Gu Xi turned a few pages and couldn’t help but sigh. He held his hand and slowly talked about each person’s level and strengths. He directly eliminated those that had no actual qualifications and were just trying their luck. Just as he was about to turn the page, Lu Qingzhou’s eyes suddenly moved slightly.
“Anyone you know?”
Gu Xi raised his eyebrows. He stared at the page and curiously scanned it up and down several times.
Lu Qingzhou nodded lightly. He turned his hand to reciprocate the hand-holding.
Chu Heng, the young master of Shengxing Entertainment, was also the real protagonist of this world. In the original plot, at this time, Gu Xi was supposed to have met with an accident due to being chased down by the paparazzi. He went to the interviews for “The Journey” as a substitute, taking out Ning Feiping despite all the other’s schemes and obtaining this role that was destined to propel him to fame in one fell swoop.
Lu Deng had no idea how he could have been attracted to their cast at this time.
Gu Xi was alive and he hadn’t met with any accidents.
A steady and powerful heartbeat came from behind him. Lu Deng quietly rewarded himself for a successful mission, relaxing his body and leaning back. He closed his eyes and didn’t think about anything. He sank into the warm embrace behind him, nuzzling against his neck.
That role in “The Journey” was too lacking in any challenge. Gu Xi had no interest in it so he refused the role the next morning. The important main ‘rising to the top’ plotline still belonged to the protagonist.
At the interview tomorrow, he’ll think of a way to get rid of Chu Heng so that Gu Xi can go back to acting with peace of mind.